CN105830921A - Method and apparatus for substantially isolating plant tissues - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and devices for the rapid isolation of monocot plant embryos suitable for transformation or tissue culture. The invention includes mechanical devices for substantially isolating plant embryos for use as transformable explants. Media suitable for isolating plant embryos and methods for their preparation are also provided.
Description
The application be filing date on August 29th, 2008, Application No. 201210341341.6,
Dividing of the application for a patent for invention of invention entitled " method and apparatus of substantially isolating plant tissues "
Case application.
Background of invention
This application claims the U.S. Provisional Application 60/969,287 submitted on August 31st, 2007
Priority, it is complete herein that to introduce it open as reference.
Technical field
This invention relates generally to be sufficiently separated and be suitable to the target of genetic transformation or tissue culture and plant
Fabric texture, such as embryo.
Background technology
Preparation for plant propagation, regenerate and the tissue that converts time-consumingly is taken a lot of work, especially because it
Generally include manual excision can convert or educable plant tissue.Such as, at Semen Maydis (Zea
Mays), in, the single immature embryo of usual manual excision is so that provide can the outer implant of genetic transformation.
The manual excision of embryonal connective tissue (embryogenic tissue) is laborious, and has workman is caused people
The risk of body engineering damage.Additionally, when high-throughout conversion and plant production need larger amount of
During transformable plant tissue, it is necessary to employ and train the more workman demand with satisfied increase.
Additionally, the quality of the plant tissue obtained can exist obvious difference, this depends on workman individual
Technical merit, careful, attention and degree of fatigue.
In the prior art separating transformable plant tissue, histological difference and shortage automatization
Feasibility cause problem, because ropy tissue negative effect tissue culture subsequently, something lost
Pass and convert and plant propagation.But, even produce and be suitable to the single of business development and agricultural use
Transgenic plant, it is also possible to be necessary ten hundreds of single transformation event of single variety.
Therefore, being highly desirable to the method preparing desired plant tissues of improvement in the art, it is more effective,
Reducing the overall work burden of workman, minimizing processes the amount of labour needed for vegetable material, and/or its
Produce the plant tissue than the tissue of manual production with higher, more consistent quality.
Summary of the invention
In one aspect, the invention provides to obtain and be suitable to tissue culture and/or genetic transformation
The method of embryo, is included in substantially by water and/or have about 0mOsm/kg to about 600
The liquid culture of the penetrating agent composition of the Morie osmolarity (osmolality) of mOsm/kg
Base excises at least in part embryo from plant seed, wherein, after excising embryo from plant seed,
Embryo remains in that the activity carrying out tissue culture and/or genetic transformation.Penetrating agent can be further
Inertia penetrating agent.In further embodiment, the method is included in fluid medium
Multiple embryo is excised at least in part from the colony of plant seed or fringe.Penetrating agent can be selected from sweet
Dew alcohol, sorbitol, dextrose plus saccharose or other penetrating agent.In special embodiment,
Culture medium substantially by water and/or concentration be of about 0.05M to the mannitol of about 0.5M or
Concentration is of about the sucrose composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.The method can farther include
Embryo described in genetic transformation and the step from the embryo regenerating plants converted.
In some embodiment of the method, the step of embryo genetic transformation includes that use includes
Antibacterial co-culture culture medium.In special embodiment, antibacterial is carboxylic benzyl penicillium sp
Element.In more other embodiment, co-culture culture medium and comprise about 0.5-1.5mg/L's
2,4-D。
Embryo can be grass family (Poaceae) member, such as Semen Maydis, Oryza sativa L., Semen Tritici aestivi or Semen setariae.
In special embodiment, embryo is corn germ or little rice germ.In other embodiments,
Embryo can be Semen sojae atricolor embryo, Cotton Gossypii embryo or the embryo of another kind of dicotyledon.
In another embodiment, the method is included in and includes with the culture medium system of lower part
For system is prepared fluid medium: the entrance of (a) water;The entrance of (b) penetrating agent;(c)
For mixing water and penetrating agent to produce the room of fluid medium, wherein, the entrance of water and oozing
The entrance of agent is connected on mixing chamber so that water and penetrating agent are transported to mixing chamber thoroughly.At some
In embodiment, the entrance of water and/or the entrance of penetrating agent are connected to accommodate water and/or penetrating agent
One or more rooms.The method may further include connection mixing chamber and fluid injection dress
Put.In other embodiments, the method farther includes with selected from filter, ultraviolet
The bactericidal unit of radiation source or gamma emitter and sterilizing thermal source is to fluid medium sterilizing.Sterilizing
Device can be to its sterilizing before water and/or penetrating agent enter mixing chamber.Or, sterilizing fills
Put while liquid medium within enters mixing chamber and/or afterwards it carried out sterilizing.The most another
In a kind of embodiment, the method is included in after fluid medium leaves mixing chamber and carries out it
Sterilizing.
The method may further include to measure and accommodates the room of water, the room of receiving penetrating agent or mixed
One or more fill level in the room of Heshui and penetrating agent.Further embodiment party
In formula, the method includes controlling defeated to the room for mixing water and penetrating agent of water and penetrating agent
Send.In special embodiment, the method includes by electronic induction water and/or penetrating agent
Conveying control conveying.
In yet another aspect, the plant embryos of tissue culture and/or genetic transformation is suitable to for preparation
Method include: the plant seed tissue including plant embryos and/or seed coat is placed in aqueous by (a)
In environment;B described tissue is contacted by () with the reagent being selectively attached on embryo or seed coat;
(c) according to reagent, the selectivity of embryo or seed coat is adhered to separation at least the first embryo.Real at some
Executing in mode, described reagent includes bubble.In special embodiment, bubble has greatly
About 100 microns of average largest dimensions to about 1mm.In some embodiments, bubble
The gas selected from air, oxygen, nitrogen and combinations thereof may be comprised.Additionally, it is real at some
Executing in mode, step (c) includes that the buoyancy according to embryo separates the first embryo.
The method can also include: comprises surfactant in aqueous environments, and it can subtract
Few bubble coalescence each other.In some embodiments, surfactant selected from polyethers,
PPG (poly-(propylene glycol)) and PEG (PEG).In special embodiment,
PPG has about 340 to about 3500 daltonian molecular weight, and PEG has about
100 dalton are to about 9000 daltonian molecular weight.
In more other embodiment, described reagent includes immiscible with aqueous environments
Two liquid.Second liquid can selected from the survival of embryo and convert compatible vegetable oil (such as dish
Seed oil), mineral oil or other hydrophobic liquid.
In some embodiments, plant seed tissue include by substantially by water and/
Or there is oozing of the about 0mOsm/kg Morie osmolarity to about 600mOsm/kg
Thoroughly the fluid medium (aqueous environments) of agent composition excises at least in part from plant seed
Embryo and the embryo that produces, wherein, at embryo after plant seed excises, embryo remains in that and carries out group
Knit cultivation and/or the activity of genetic transformation.In special embodiment, aqueous environments is basic
On by comprising water and/or there is mole oozing of about 7mOsm/kg to about 500mOsm/kg
The culture medium composition of the penetrating agent of pressure concentration thoroughly.The method can include plant seed tissue
It is placed in aqueous environments the most first by embryo and non-embryo separate tissue.In specific embodiment,
Plant seed tissue is corn plant seed tissue.In other embodiments, plant seed
Tissue is soybean plant seed tissue or vegetable lamb seed tissue.
In yet another aspect, present invention provide for preparation and be suitable to tissue culture and/or heredity
The device of the embryonic plant tissue converted, including: (a) includes many for holding in aqueous environments
The container of the plant seed tissue of individual plant embryos and non-embryo tissue (such as plant seed skin);(b)
For the reagent that the conveying of hydrotropism's environment is selectively attached on embryo or seed at least the first
Nozzle, wherein, nozzle produces has the about 0.1mm average diameter to about 1mm
Bubble.In some embodiments, the present invention provides a kind of device, wherein, vessel filling
Culture medium and include embryo and the plant seed tissue of non-embryo tissue.In special embodiment,
This device farther includes for the receipts according to embryo buoyancy separation embryo tissue in aqueous environments
Storage.In more other embodiment, bubble may comprise selected from air, oxygen, nitrogen
The gas of gas and combinations thereof.
At a more other aspect, the present invention is provided to preparation be suitable to tissue culture and/
Or the method for the plant embryos of genetic transformation, including: first liquid is cultivated base flow and is guided to jade by (a)
The grain of rice or comprise other tissue of plant embryos with from niblet or tissue extraction endosperm;(b)
Second liquid is cultivated base flow and guides to niblet or tissue with from niblet or tissue extraction
Embryo.In some embodiments, fluid medium is substantially by water or have about 7
MOsm/kg forms to the penetrating agent of the Morie osmolarity of about 500mOsm/kg.?
In specific embodiment, niblet can be included on corncob.At some embodiment
In, the method may further include and moves corncob relative to the first and second liquid stream, with
Endosperm and embryo is removed continuously from niblet.In some embodiments, the first and/or second liquid
Stream makes up less than the width of niblet width.In special embodiment, first and/or
Two liquid stream constitute about 0.003 " width and about 1 " height, and the first and/or second liquid
Stream produces under the pressure of about 30PSI to about 75PSI.
In some embodiments, the first and/or second liquid stream can be by from nozzle at least
2.5 " distance produces the nozzle of stable stratified fluid stream and draws.More other embodiment party
In formula, niblet may be located at away from nozzle tip about 13/4-2 " place.In some embodiments,
First and/or second liquid stream is with in the row's niblet on the most same strength contact fringe
Each niblet.
In yet another aspect, the invention provides acquisition and be suitable to tissue culture and/or genetic transformation
Semen Maydis or the device of other plant embryos, including: (a) for culture medium guided to niblet or
At least first fluid jet on other tissue containing plant embryos;(b) it is used for keeping
Niblet or other device being organized in the path of culture medium.Niblet may be embodied in jade
On meter Sui.In some embodiments, for keeping the device bag of niblet or other tissue
Include thin slice (sheet) or cylindrical shape thin slice.In other embodiments, it is used for keeping Semen Maydis
The device of grain or other tissue includes net or multiple slit;Or execute to tissue to be held
The pressure cam of power or screw rod.Seed or fruit tissue can pass through mechanical force, frictional force,
Centrifugal force or suction are maintained at the device for keeping niblet or other tissue.Specific
Embodiment in, keeper can include pressure cam, screw pusher (auger) or
Screw rod.In some embodiments, for keeping the device of niblet or other tissue to suspend
In the gas phase, in liquid phase or be partly suspended in gas phase and liquid phase.At other embodiment
In, for keeping the device of niblet or other tissue to fix relative to fluid force or can be relative
Move in fluid force.
Another aspect of the present invention includes preparing and is suitable to tissue culture and/or genetic transformation
The method of plant embryos, wherein, for keeping the device of niblet or other tissue in a reservoir
Centrifugal to exert a force to niblet or other tissue.
This device can be further designed to include the first and second fluid jets.Additionally,
In some embodiment, for keeping the device of niblet to include for relative to first with the
Two fluid streams move corncob to control contacting between the first and second fluid streams and niblet
The device at angle.In special embodiment, this device farther includes detector to differentiate
The endosperm tissue of excision and embryo.
In some embodiments, this device farther includes at least the first separator with by embryo
With non-embryo separate tissue.In special embodiment, by selected from size exclusion, difference
Density and the hydrophobic method of difference will be suitable for the embryo of tissue culture and non-embryo separate tissue.Should
Device can be further designed to include the sieve of embryo Yu non-embryo separate tissue according to size.
In special embodiment, for keeping the device of niblet to include for relative to fluid
Jet moves corncob or the first contrary motor.
Therefore, present invention relates particularly to:
1. acquisition is suitable to the method for embryo for tissue culture and/or genetic transformation, is included in
Substantially by water and/or have mole oozing of about 0mOsm/kg to about 600mOsm/kg
Thoroughly the fluid medium of the penetrating agent composition of pressure concentration excises at least in part from plant seed
Embryo, wherein, after plant seed excision embryo, described embryo remains in that and carries out tissue culture
And/or the activity of genetic transformation.
2. the method as described in the 1st, wherein, described penetrating agent is selected from mannitol, Pyrusussuriensis
Alcohol, dextrose plus saccharose.
3. the method as described in the 2nd, wherein, described culture medium is substantially by water and concentration
It is of about the mannitol composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.
4. the method as described in the 2nd, wherein, described culture medium is substantially by water and concentration
It is of about the sucrose composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.
5. the method as described in the 1st, farther includes the step of embryo described in genetic transformation.
6. the method as described in the 5th, wherein, described genetic transformation step includes using bag
Include antibacterial co-cultures culture medium.
7. the method as described in the 6th, wherein, described antibacterial is Carbenicillin.
8. the method as described in the 5th, wherein, described genetic transformation step includes using bag
2,4-D containing about 0.5-1.5mg/L co-cultures culture medium.
9. the method as described in the 5th, farther includes the embryo regeneration of transgenic from converting and plants
Thing.
10. the method as described in the 1st, farther includes in liquid medium within from plant
The colony of seed or fringe excises multiple embryo at least in part.
11. methods as described in the 1st, wherein, described embryo be corn germ, little rice germ,
Semen sojae atricolor embryo or Cotton Gossypii embryo.
12. methods as described in the 1st, are included in and include preparing with the culture medium of lower part
System prepared fluid medium:
The entrance of (a) water;
The entrance of (b) penetrating agent;With
C () is used for mixing water and the penetrating agent room with generation fluid medium, wherein, described
The entrance of water and the entrance of described penetrating agent are connected with mixing chamber, so that water and penetrating agent conveying
To mixing chamber.
13. methods as described in the 12nd, wherein, one or more in described entrance connect
Receive from accommodating the room of water or accommodating the water of room and/or the penetrating agent of penetrating agent.
The method of 14. such as the 13rd, farther includes to measure the room of receiving water, accommodate infiltration
One or more fill level in the room of the room of agent or mixing water and penetrating agent.
The method of 15. such as the 12nd, farther includes described mixing chamber and fluid injection dress
Put connection.
16. methods as described in the 12nd, farther include with selected from filter, ultraviolet spoke
The steriliser penetrating source or gamma emitter and sterilizing thermal source carries out sterilizing to fluid medium.
17. methods as described in the 16th, wherein, described steriliser is in water and/or infiltration
Agent carries out sterilizing to it before entering mixing chamber.
18. methods as described in the 16th, wherein, described steriliser water, penetrating agent and
/ or fluid medium enter while mixing chamber and/or afterwards it carried out sterilizing.
19. methods as described in the 12nd, wherein, leave mixing at described fluid medium
Behind room, it is carried out sterilizing.
20. methods as described in the 12nd, farther include to control water and penetrating agent to mixing
The conveying of the room of water and penetrating agent.
21. methods as described in the 20th, wherein, control conveying include electronic induction water and
/ or the conveying of penetrating agent.
The side of 22. 1 kinds of plant embryos being suitable to tissue culture and/or genetic transformation for preparation
Method, including:
A the plant seed tissue including seed coat and plant embryos is placed in aqueous environments by ();
B described tissue is contacted by () with the reagent being selectively attached to embryo or seed coat;With
C the selectivity of embryo or seed coat is adhered to separation at least the first embryo according to reagent by ().
23. methods as described in the 22nd, wherein, described reagent includes bubble.
24. methods as described in the 23rd, wherein, described bubble has about 100 microns
Average largest dimensions to about 1mm.
25. methods as described in the 24th, wherein, described bubble comprises selected from air, oxygen
The gas of gas, nitrogen and combinations thereof.
26. methods as described in the 22nd, wherein, described step (c) includes according to embryo
Buoyancy separates the first embryo.
27. methods as described in the 24th, are included in described aqueous environments and comprise minimizing gas
The surfactant of bubble coalescence each other.
28. methods as described in the 27th, wherein, described surfactant selected from polyethers,
PPG (poly-(propylene glycol)) and PEG (PEG).
29. methods as described in the 28th, wherein, described PPG have about 340 to
About 3500 daltonian molecular weight.
30. methods as described in the 28th, wherein, described PEG has about 100 roads
The daltonian molecular weight of Er Dun to about 9000.
31. methods as described in the 22nd, wherein, described reagent includes and described aqueous ring
The immiscible second liquid in border.
32. methods as described in the 31st, wherein, described second liquid selected from the depositing of embryo
Live and convert compatible vegetable oil, mineral oil or other hydrophobic liquid.
33. methods as described in the 22nd, wherein, described plant seed tissue include according to
The embryo that 1st described method produces.
34. methods as described in the 22nd, wherein, described aqueous environments is substantially by including
Water and/or there is the about 0mOsm/kg Morie osmolarity to about 600mOsm/kg
Penetrating agent culture medium composition.
35. methods as described in the 34th, wherein, described penetrating agent is selected from mannitol, mountain
Pears alcohol, dextrose plus saccharose.
36. methods as described in the 35th, wherein, described culture medium is substantially by water and dense
Degree is of about the mannitol composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.
37. methods as described in the 35th, wherein, described culture medium is substantially by water and dense
Degree is of about the sucrose composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.
38. methods as described in the 22nd, including plant seed tissue is placed in described aqueous
Environment the most first separates embryo and non-embryo tissue.
39. methods as described in the 22nd, wherein, described plant seed tissue is that Semen Maydis is planted
Thing seed tissue, vegetable lamb seed tissue or soybean plant seed tissue.
40. 1 kinds of embryonic plant tissue being suitable to tissue culture and/or genetic transformation for preparation
Device, including:
A for holding, () includes that the plant seed tissue of multiple plant embryos is in aqueous environments
Container;With
B () is for being attached to the reagent of embryo at least to described aqueous environments delivery of selective
First jet, wherein, described nozzle produces has about 100 microns of putting down to about 1mm
All bubbles of diameter.
41. devices as described in the 40th, wherein, described vessel filling culture medium and including
Embryo and the plant seed tissue of non-embryo tissue.
42. devices as described in the 40th, farther include for according to embryo in described aqueous
The catcher of the buoyancy separation embryo tissue in environment.
43. devices as described in the 40th, wherein, described bubble comprises selected from air, oxygen
The gas of gas, nitrogen and combinations thereof.
44. 1 kinds of methods preparing the corn germ being suitable to tissue culture and/or genetic transformation, bag
Include:
A first liquid is cultivated base flow and is guided on niblet by (), to extract endosperm from niblet;
With
B second liquid is cultivated base flow and is guided on niblet by (), to extract embryo from niblet.
45. methods as described in the 44th, wherein, described fluid medium is substantially by water
Or there is oozing of the about 0mOsm/kg Morie osmolarity to about 600mOsm/kg
Agent composition thoroughly.
46. methods as described in the 45th, wherein, described culture medium include selected from mannitol,
Sorbitol, the penetrating agent of dextrose plus saccharose.
47. methods as described in the 46th, wherein, described culture medium is substantially by water and dense
Degree is of about the mannitol composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.
48. methods as described in the 46th, wherein, described culture medium is substantially by water and dense
Degree is of about the sucrose composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.
49. methods as described in the 44th, wherein, described niblet is included on corncob.
50. methods as described in the 44th, including relative to the first and second mobile Semen Maydiss of stream
Fringe, to remove endosperm and embryo continuously from niblet.
51. methods as described in the 44th, wherein, described first and/or second composition
Width less than niblet width.
52. methods as described in the 44th, wherein, described first and/or second composition
About 0.003 " width and about 1 " height.
53. methods as described in the 44th, wherein, described first and/or second greatly
Produce under the pressure of about 30PSI to about 75PSI.
54. methods as described in the 44th, wherein, described first and/or second by producing
Raw from nozzle at least 2.5 " the nozzle of the stable stratified fluid stream of distance draw.
55. methods as described in the 44th, wherein, described niblet is positioned at away from nozzle tip
About 13/4-2 " place.
56. methods as described in the 44th, wherein, described first and/or second with base
Strength contact each niblet in row's niblet on corncob same in basis.
57. 1 kinds of methods preparing the plant embryos being suitable to tissue culture and/or genetic transformation, its
In, for keeping the device of seed or other tissue to be centrifuged in a reservoir, with to seed or its
It organizes force.
58. 1 kinds of acquisitions are suitable to the device of the plant embryos of tissue culture and/or genetic transformation, bag
Include:
A () is for guiding to culture medium on niblet or other tissue containing plant embryos
At least first fluid jet;With
B () is for keeping niblet or other device being organized in the path of culture medium.
59. devices as described in the 58th, wherein, described embryo is included in niblet.
60. devices as described in the 59th, wherein, described niblet is included on corncob.
61. devices as described in the 58th, wherein, described device is further designed to include
First and second fluid jets.
62. devices as described in the 60th, wherein, described for keeping the device of niblet
Including for moving corncob to control the first and second streams relative to the first and second fluid flow
The device of the contact angle between body stream and niblet.
63. devices as described in the 58th, farther include detector to differentiate the embryo of excision
Breast tissue and embryo.
64. devices as described in the 58th, farther include at least the first separator with by embryo
With non-embryo separate tissue.
65. devices as described in the 58th, wherein, described for keep niblet or other
The device of tissue includes thin slice or cylindrical shape thin slice.
66. devices as described in the 58th, wherein, described for keep niblet or other
The device of tissue includes net or multiple slit;Or the pressure cam to described tissue force
Or screw rod.
67. devices as described in the 58th, wherein, described seed or fruit tissue pass through machine
Tool power, frictional force, centrifugal force or suction are maintained at for keeping niblet or other tissue
On device.
68. devices as described in the 58th, wherein, described for keep niblet or other
The device of tissue suspends in the gas phase, in liquid phase or be partly suspended in gas phase and liquid phase.
69. devices as described in the 58th, wherein, described for keep niblet or other
The device of tissue is fixed relative to fluid force.
70. devices as described in the 58th, wherein, described for keep niblet or other
The device of tissue can move relative to fluid force.
71. devices as described in the 64th, wherein, described separator is by arranging selected from size
Resistance, differential density and the hydrophobic method of difference will be suitable for the embryo of tissue culture and non-embryo tissue
Separate.
72. devices as described in the 71st, be further designed to include according to size by embryo with
The sieve of non-embryo separate tissue.
73. devices as described in the 60th, wherein, described for keeping the device of niblet
Including the first motor for moving corncob relative to fluid jet.
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Fig. 1 describes this that use as described in Example 4 that positive mechanical pressure is sufficiently separated embryo
A kind of embodiment of bright device.
Fig. 2 describes and uses fluid injection normal pressure to remove embryo from seed as described in Example 7
A kind of embodiment of apparatus of the present invention.Legend: (A) moves in X, Y and Z dimension
Mechanical hand, the motor of (B) rotating corn fringe, (C) grasper (grasper), (D) protects
Holding the handle of corncob, (E) stops the baffle plate that material upwards splashes, and (F) stops material upwards
The flange (flange) splashed, (G) guides the hole of fluid flowing, (H) transparent tube, and (I) is beautiful
Meter Sui, (J) reciprocating sieve, (K) cheese cloth (cheesecloth) or other porous material, and (L)
Waste material container.
Fig. 3 describes the one of the installing mechanism using magnetic " handle " as described in Example 7
Embodiment, corncob can be fixed on mechanical arm by this magnetic " handle ".
Fig. 4 describes the one of the nozzle that can be used for the present invention as described in Example 7 in terms of some
Plant embodiment.This nozzle produces substantially uniform, flat board sample fluid jet.
Fig. 5 describes a kind of real of the device that can be used for the inventive method as described in Example 13
Execute mode.This device includes that the nozzle for producing essentially flat fluid jet is with optional
Flooded suction.Fig. 5 (on) describe the cross-sectional view of a kind of embodiment of this device,
Show how nozzle, optional flooded suction and corncob are positioned relative to.Fig. 5 (under)
The corncob being positioned in device is schematically described.Legend: (A) base portion, (B) nozzle,
C) axle of the base portion of fringe, (D) flooded suction, (E) corncob, and (F) guiding fluid stream are connected
Hole.
Fig. 6 describes the use that can be used in the methods of the invention as described in detail in embodiment 13
A kind of embodiment in the parts applying negative pressure.Legend: (A) one or more guiding stream
The hole of body stream.
Fig. 7 A-C describes make combination firmly such as describe in detail in embodiment 13 and can be used for this
The different views of the embodiment of the bright device in some aspect.This device includes having energy
Enough base portions to the niblet the most opening or blocking peel apply the mechanical pressure of scheduled volume
Leading edge (leading edge) head and for applying the parts of negative fluid pressure.This device
May further include for distributing fluid or guiding the device of fluid stream.
Fig. 8 describe the most cylindrical top all, part or be mainly slightly less than Semen Maydis
The soft material film of the diameter of the handle accompanying by fringe and corncob or the present invention of sheet covers
Embodiment.Specifically, it is shown that from McMaster-Carr (McMaster-Carr,
Atlanta,GA;Such as, cat.#9010K11) silicone rubber membrane splash-back (1/32 " thickness).
1 is formed in film " hole of diameter.Corncob can Open Side Down moves by being somebody's turn to do, it is also possible to
Returned up by it.
Fig. 9 describes 1 liter of polymethylpentene graduated cylinder that bottom cuts off.3 fluid jets are worn
Enter the cut hole in barrel.Whole device can autoclaving before use.In order to operate,
Splash-back can be installed in cylinder top, and corncob can be fallen in cylinder so that fluid jet is displaced
The content of each niblet.The material displaced then fall bottom cylinder outside to carry out into one
Step processes.
Figure 10 describes corncob, it is shown that embryo position in single niblet.Also show
One embodiment of the present invention, wherein, liquid jet guide into niblet to base
(basipetal) side, with embryo place to top (acropetal) side contrary.
Figure 11 illustrates the embodiment of the culture medium preparation system that the present invention provides.
Figure 12 illustrates the full figure of the mixing chamber of the culture medium preparation system that the present invention provides.
Figure 13 illustrates the close-up view of mixing chamber lower end, has location-plate and quickly connects dress
Accessory.
Figure 14 describes the close-up view of mixing chamber lower end, has positioner and gripper shoe.
Figure 15 describes the close-up view of the culture medium preparation system bottom of duty.
Figure 16 describes the close-up view on the culture medium preparation system top of duty.
Figure 17 includes the viewgraph of cross-section of the device being separated for corn germ.
Figure 18 illustrates spiral type basswood (limewood) bubble distributor.
Figure 19 illustrates and swims in the foam top produced by helical form basswood bubble distributor
The embryo in portion.
Figure 20 illustrates by using floatation process separation endosperm and embryo.
Figure 21 describes and gathers in the crops from foam for the surface of the air-fluid interface at germ separator
The vacuum apparatus of embryo.
Figure 22 includes the schematic diagram of embryo segregation apparatus as described in Example 19
Figure 23 describe as described in Example 20 for by the substituted device of FLOTATION SEPARATION embryo.
Figure 24 illustrates and for extracting and the dress of separating corn embryo tissue from tissue culture
Put the top view of the embryo extractor of combination.
Figure 25 describes for rotating multiple fringe and extracting the end-view of extractor of embryo.
Figure 26 illustrates the side view of germ separator.
Figure 27 illustrates exemplary level regulator.
Figure 28 illustrates and protects for seed and/or the example mesh of fruit tissue or slit
Holder.
Figure 29 describes seed or the thin slice of fruit keeper and columnar embodiment.
Figure 30 illustrates seed or the reality of fruit keeper including pressure cam or screw rod
Execute mode.
Figure 31 illustrate for Cotton Gossypii embryo generation separate tissue include basswood bubble distribution dress
The outer implant separator put.
Figure 32 describes the foam top produced in the microvesicle distributor swum in as shown in figure 31
The outer implant of the Cotton Gossypii in portion.
Figure 33 shows through excision and screening (left) or excision, screens and additionally use microvesicle skill
The purity of the outer implant of the Cotton Gossypii that art purification (right) produces compares.
Detailed description of the invention
Unless otherwise prescribed, all scientific and technical terminologies used herein are at the context of this specification
When environment occurs, there is be generally understood that with those skilled in the art in the invention identical
The meaning.In the place that description word is inconsistent with being incorporated by reference into material, then use
The definition of this specification offer and the meaning.Name used herein and life hereinafter described
Produce or laboratory method is that professional and technical personnel is known and conventional.
Phrase " is sufficiently separated " or " extraction " refers to that process is present in bigger tissue complex
In (such as, seed) or be formed as the destination organization of its part (such as, outside embryo or other tissue
Implant) so that destination organization and at least half physical separation of relatively macrocomplex.Real at some
Execute in mode, the destination organization being sufficiently separated may with at least about the 20% of relatively macrocomplex,
30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97%, 98%
Or 99% or being partially separated of its any mark.In other embodiments, destination organization with
The exceeding about 80% to about 100%, about 90% to about 100% of relatively macrocomplex,
Or about 99% to about 100%, or the part physical separation of any mark therebetween.?
In some embodiment, destination organization can divide with about 100% physics of relatively macrocomplex
From.
Although the destination organization being sufficiently disengaged from and the part of a certain percentage ratio compared with macrocomplex
Physical separation, but it need not be from this complex purification.In other words, the mesh being sufficiently separated
Mark tissue can keep together with bigger tissue complex, as long as destination organization is with compound
Body physical separation (as mentioned above).But, in some embodiments, it may be necessary to from
The destination organization being sufficiently separated removes part or all of complex of separation.All this
A little embodiments are within the scope of the present invention.
Phrase " desired plant tissues " refers to the one of plant tissue or the seed intending to be sufficiently separated
Part.In the present invention, desired plant tissues refers to can be sufficiently separated and for genetic transformation
Or the plant of tissue culture or any part of plant seed.In some embodiments, mesh
Mark plant tissue is embryo, the such as immature embryos of monocotyledon such as Semen Maydis.Implement at other
In mode, desired plant tissues from dicotyledon such as Semen sojae atricolor (Glycine (Glycine sp.),
Including Semen sojae atricolor (Glycine max)) or Cotton Gossypii (Gossypium (Gossypium sp.), including Cotton Gossypii
(G.hirsutum))。
Phrase " is suitable to genetic transformation " and " being suitable to tissue culture " refers to have the ability respectively properly
Cultivation conditions for plants under convert or growing plants tissue.Those skilled in the art is permissible
By using normal experiment to be readily determined whether specific destination organization is suitable to genetic transformation
Or tissue culture.For example, it is possible to suitable plant culture (those skilled in the art
It is also known that) above cultivate from the sample in a collection of destination organization being sufficiently separated to determine these
Whether tissue can grow and regenerate.Similarly, the sample of the destination organization being sufficiently separated can
To convert, and screen the existence of exogenous nucleic acid molecule.These technology are conventional, and
And can quickly confirm which tissue can convert or tissue culture, and which is (if had
If) can not.
It is sufficiently separated desired plant tissues
The invention provides to be sufficiently separated and be suitable to the target of genetic transformation and/or tissue culture and plant
The method of fabric texture.In some embodiments, desired plant tissues is embryo.Real in one
Executing in mode, embryo is monocotyledonous embryo, as from Semen Maydis.In some embodiments,
The destination organization being sufficiently separated can separate in whole or in part.Such as, a collection of it is sufficiently separated
Immature embryos can include complete embryo, the embryo of part or its mixture.Preferably, should
Complete and/or part tissue be suitable to genetic transformation, tissue propagation, plant regeneration and other
Tissue culture applies.
Use is passed through, such as during the culture medium flow separation selected, it is provided that receive at tissue
Collection container.In some embodiments, in order to improve unit efficiency, reduce confusion, prevent
Any ease being organized in during results extracted is splashed and/or limited to need not of injection stream
Lose, provide covering to be favourable to this collection container.Any suitable container can be used
Or container cover.Provide example in other place of the application, and these are also art technology
Known to personnel.
The appropriate lid of container can include those by metal, timber, glass, silk screen, knit
The lid that thing, plastics, rubber, latex, acrylic resin and the most suitable material are made
Son.In some embodiments, material be flexible so that allow corncob penetrate and
Remove and during extracting, keep water-stop basic around corncob simultaneously.This material can
To provide the suitable opening allowing corncob to enter and remove.In some embodiments,
This material is solid, and comprises the flexibility for receiving and keep corncob during extracting
Hole.In other embodiments, this material is flexible.This flexible material can hold
Stretch to be formed fluid-tight engagement on device, but allow corncob by penetrating this material or passing through
The opening accepting corncob is provided to insert.In more other embodiment, this material is silk
Net or there is the screen cloth of flexible openings.
Lid can be moveable or semipermanent connects.In some embodiments,
This material is fixed by the fixing device of elastic webbing or equivalent.In other embodiments, lid
Son keeps fixed by the fixing device of weight, drag ring, hook, clip or other functional equivalent
Position.
Lid can be fabricated from a flexible material, and can have different thickness.These because of
Element can change the Expected Results of insertion and the extraction realizing corncob.Following table (table 1) is said
Some hardness of some silicones lid bright and thickness parameter.But, the present invention is never limited to this
The selection of a little minorities.
The hardness of table 1. lid and thickness parameter.
In one embodiment, container is collected with being slightly less than accompanying by corncob and corncob
The soft material film of diameter of handle or sheet covers.At a kind of selectable embodiment
In, film forms little otch to provide higher flexibility.Film can pass through such as elastic webbing
Or the device of frictional fit ring (friction fit collar) etc. is connected on cylinder.Fig. 8 illustrates such as
Upper described lid and the embodiment of attachment means.
In some embodiments, material is can be autoclaved.Can autoclaved material
It is to well known to a person skilled in the art.It is, for example possible to use such as the soft material of soft silicone rubber plate
Material.Skilled in the art realises that and can escape and prevent to be not required to providing the tissue reducing extraction
Possible material and the physical configuration carrying out extracting is allowed while the collection container of the splashing wanted.
The appropriate method of plant tissue culture and regeneration is well known to those skilled in the art.
See, e.g., U.S. of the United States Patent (USP) 5,550,318 of Adams et al., Lundquist et al.
The U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0210958 of state's patent 5,780,708, Duncan et al.,
The United States Patent (USP) of the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0016030 and Cai of Lowe et al. et al.
Application discloses 2004/0244075, and they disclose the method for transformation that can be used for Semen Maydis, and
The U.S. Patent Application Publication 2003/0024014 of Cheng et al., it discloses can be used for little
The method for transformation of wheat, introduces all these documents as reference herein by complete.Tissue training
Foster application can include selected from conversion, Callus formation, the formation of differentiation plant tissue,
The formation of at least one maturation plant, at least one can breed the formation of maturation plant at least
A kind of method and the combination of these methods.Plant from the immature embryos regeneration extracted can be with example
As, by dedifferenting the differentiation and regeneration of tissue (callus).Aftergrowth can grow
To ripe to provide the plant of maturation, including fertile maturation plant.That extracts is immature
The non-embryo tissue of embryo and extraction can be used for other purpose, such as but be not limited only to, heredity
Or biochemical analysis.
Methods and apparatus of the present invention can apply to any target monocotyledon.Preferably
Monocotyledon includes but not limited to member gramineous, including cereal crops, and such as Semen Maydis
(Semen Maydis), Semen Tritici aestivi, Fructus Hordei Vulgaris, Herba bromi japonici, rye (Secale cereale L.), Sorghum vulgare Pers., Semen setariae and Oryza sativa L..Especially
Preferably monocotyledon includes that Semen Maydis (Zea) is planted, including Semen Maydis (Zea mays) and Semen setariae
(as pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), Pennisetum (Pennisetum sp.),
Setaria (Setaria sp.), Panicum (Panicum sp.)), it has logical in fringe
The multiple seeds (seed) the most in a row kept.
In the ordinary course of things, the monocotyledonous seeds that destination organization is sufficiently separated with it is to appoint
What suitably mode provides.Such as, seed can be attached to fringe that seed grows thereon or
On head;In some embodiments, monocotyledonous seed can be at abundant purification of target
Remove from fringe or head before tissue.
In some embodiments, formed in the peel or seed coat of monocotyledonous seeds and open
Mouthful.This can be completed by any suitable technology, such as, but not limited to, with pin, cone,
Blade or other suitable instrument form hole, perforation or otch.Some application in this method
In, it is not necessary to remove pericarp tissue;In other embodiments, the opening of peel may bag
Include and remove at least some of of peel and some possible non-embryo tissue (such as, endosperm).
Preferably, opening be enough to be sufficiently separated embryo from seed.In some embodiments, it may
Have only to weaken peel fully (such as, by abrasion or by other physics, chemistry
Or ferment treatment), so that the power being applied on seed causes fully dividing of destination organization such as embryo
From.
In this approach, typically to seed apply to be enough to be sufficiently separated destination organization (as
Immature embryos) power, wherein, the destination organization being sufficiently separated be suitable to genetic transformation and tissue training
Support.Can consecutively or simultaneously exert a force to multiple seeds.The power applied can be continuous or not
Continuous print (such as, such as pulsed or awave power), and the applying of common mechanical ground,
It is, pass through appliance or machine rather than pass through staff.The size of the power applied is preferred
Be enough to overcome target (such as, embryo) and non-targeted (such as, non-embryo tissue, such as endosperm)
Adhesion each other, thus allow the separation of destination organization and non-target tissues.Can use
One or more any suitable power remove destination organization from seed, and multiple power can combine,
Serially or simultaneously apply.Suitably power includes but not limited to: fluid jet malleation, liquid are penetrated
Stream malleation, machinery malleation, negative pressure, centrifugal force, linear accelerate, linear slow down, fluid is cut
Shear force, fluid turbulent, suction and laminar flow of fluid.Fluid force can be applied by any fluid,
Such as, gas or liquid or a combination of both.
Due to corn germ be positioned at niblet to top side, it is possible to guide liquid jet into Semen Maydis
Grain successfully discharge embryo (see, e.g., Figure 10) to base side with (if necessary).
In such an arrangement, whole power of jet typically the most directly impact embryo.But, major part
Power simply indirectly put on embryo self.Therefore, device can be applied stronger power to add
The speed removing of embryo and the most do not increase the destruction for the embryo removed.
Can provide bigger by forcing more substantial liquid to flow through assembly of the invention
Impulsive force.But, in some embodiments, can produce bigger impulsive force without
Want more liquid.Such as, in some embodiments, reduce jet size so that
Obtain the liquid that can use same volume with higher speed.Due to moving object energy with
Square being directly proportional of speed, the jet of same volume can have much bigger energy.Motion
The linear function of object kinetic energy is equal to (1/2) (m) (v2).The real impact energy of liquid jet
Calculate and also to consider other factors well known by persons skilled in the art.Additionally, some embodiment party
Formula can be to reach intended power in the way of being used in combination increase fluid and changing jet size
Or energy.
Such as, have about 0.01 to about 0.25 or about 0.01 to about 0.2, or
About 0.01 to about 0.1, or about 0.01 to about 0.09,0.08,0.07,0.06,
0.05,0.04,0.03,0.02 or 0.015, or any full integer between these quantity or
The nozzle of the gpm parameter of mark may be used in the present invention.In some embodiments, may be used
To use, there is low gpm parameter such as 0.033 or the nozzle of 0.021gpm.When in elevated pressures
Lower this nozzle of use, but when guiding contrary with the embryo side of niblet into, can avoid
The embryo results accelerated are realized while injury embryo.
In some embodiments, multiple jet is provided in the apparatus of the present.This dress
Put and can be used for the power that balanced fluid jet applies, reduce simultaneously needed for corncob results embryo
Time.
In some embodiments, this device can have 2 as required, 3,4,6,8,
10 or more jet/nozzles are for transmission fluid force.In one embodiment, have
Three openings.This device is as depicted in fig. 9.In some embodiments, opening sets
It is set to the narrow angle advection jet of horizontal orientation.But, in other local offer of the application
Other embodiment of jet.It is directly connected to the polymethylpentene amount described by Fig. 9
Rustless steel nozzle assembly in Tong is as shown in table 2:
Table 2. nozzle assembly
At the fluid source on the right side (Fig. 9) that remaining part is mainly used for photo, there is male quick-release to join
The pipe fitting of part and accessory.
Methods and apparatus of the present invention can be further used for from relevant non-embryo tissue (such as embryo
Breast, lepicena, seed coat or pericarp tissue) separate the destination organization being sufficiently separated (as immature
Embryo).Can complete to separate by one or more suitable technology, include but not limited to,
By size exclusion separate (such as, being filtered by one or more filtration steps),
Separation based on hydrophobicity, hydrophilic or other power and by quality or the separation of density variation
(such as, by centrifugal, sedimentation and the separation of decant).Such as in tissue culture
In the case of need not additionally complete or part embryo be separated, one or more points
It is optional from step.
The invention is particularly suited to wherein must provide for the application of a large amount of destination organization, such as,
Process or in screening at high flux, or in the batch processing of genetic transformation or tissue culture.The party
The automatization of method is possible, such as, by use mechanical hand or mechanical treatment corncob or
Seed, opens peel, and seed applies active force, or optional separating step.This from
Dynamicization can use the work that optics or mechanical pick-up device apply relative to one or more with help
Exert oneself or mapping maize fringe or seed in separating step.In one embodiment, the party
The embryo that method is sufficiently separated with the offer of following speed: every day about 250 to 50,000 or more
Embryo, or every day about 500 is to about 100,000, or about 250 to about 50,000, or
About 250 to about 20,000, or about 250 to about 10,000, or about 250 to
About 5000, or about 250 to about 3000, or about 250 to about 1000 embryos;
Or every day about 1000 is to about 50000 embryos etc., between any scope described above
Any mark or integer.As noted above, instant invention overcomes that embryo manually excises is bright
Aobvious production restriction.
For being sufficiently separated the device of desired plant tissues
Present invention provides one and be suitable to genetic transformation or tissue culture for being sufficiently separated
The device of destination organization (such as corn germ).A kind of embodiment party for separating corn embryo
In formula, this device can include that at least one guides the hole of fluid stream, wherein, fluid stream
Contact the niblet on corncob and be sufficiently separated embryo from niblet.In general, it is preferred to stream
Body stream contacts niblet as much as possible within the given regular period the most easily, with
Separate embryo the most quickly.Described hole can include single hole or porous (such as, single or multiple sprays
Mouth), it can be to include producing flat, circular, oval, the fan-shaped or fluid of other form
The nozzle of jet, and adjustable movement or fixed nozzle, it is possible to produce any suitably
The fluid stream of type and medium.Fluid can be gas, as air, nitrogen or gas mix
Thing;Liquid, such as water, normal saline or various culture medium, medium as described below or group
Close.Suitably fluid stream includes but not limited to fluid jet, such as single or multiple columnar jets;
Flat, taper or the jet of sector or spraying;With laminar jet, stratified fluid stream and
Turbulent fluid stream.Suitably fluid stream can produce various power to remove embryo, bag from its niblet
Include malleation or negative pressure or both;These power can be uniformly or non-uniformly, continuously or not connect
Continuous (such as pulsed or wave power), or its any combination.
Assembly of the invention may further include the target group of relatively moving charging separating and purifying
Knit and the device of fluid stream.For example, it is possible to mobile containing seed-bearing corncob or fluid stream,
Or both.The various embodiments of device can be used for single or multiple complete or part corncob.
Such as, one or more corncob can be fixed on keeper or grasper, its relative to
Fluid flow moves.But, in other embodiments, one or more corncob need not
Single it is fixed on keeper, but can move freely so that multiple niblet is by used
Power contacts and removes embryo from niblet.For moving at least one corncob relative to fluid flow
Device can relatively rotating corn fringe and hole, or can move along the longitudinal axis of corncob
Liquid stream, maybe can provide any suitable three-dimensional motion relative to each other of corncob and hole,
As rotated and the combination of lengthwise movement.
The invention further provides for separate destination organization with non-target tissues point
From device.Such as, embryo can be with non-embryo separate tissue, and wherein, the embryo of separation comprises at least portion
Divide the corn germ being suitable to genetic transformation or tissue culture.Separator can not limit by including
In following mechanism works: (such as, use silk screen, sieve, perforated table by size exclusion
Face or its can get rid of the device of object of particular size) separate, based on hydrophobicity or other draw
The separation of power (such as, use can attract or repel solid or the fluent material of embryo) and leading to
The separation crossing quality or density variation (such as, uses centrifuge or uses for differential precipitation
Solution).In some embodiments, separator can be optional, such as, with
In genetic transformation or tissue culture, need not additionally separate the situation of complete or part embryo
Under.
As it has been described above, the immature embryos being sufficiently separated includes that being at least partly suitable to tissue culture answers
With, conversion, Callus formation, direct embryogenesis, differentiation plant tissue formation,
The formation of at least one maturation plant, at least one can breed the formation of maturation plant, and
The embryo of the combination of these methods, the most jejune complete or embryo of part.It is sufficiently separated
Immature embryos and non-embryo tissue can be used for other purpose, such as but be not limited only to, heredity
Or biochemical analysis.
The invention further provides for mechanically from least one jejune jade
Rice fringe separates the device of multiple corn germ being suitable to genetic transformation or tissue culture.Real in one
Executing in mode, this device includes selected from least one following assembly: (a) is used at least one
To the outside surface of solids applying machinery malleation of the niblet of immature corncob;B () is used for drawing
The hole of baffle stream, wherein, fluid stream contacts with the niblet on corncob;(c) it is used for
Apply to contact the hole of the negative fluid pressure of the niblet on corncob;Wherein, this assembly applies foot
To be sufficiently separated the power of the embryo being suitable to genetic transformation or tissue culture from niblet.Can be with even
Continuous or discrete mode sequentially or applies power simultaneously to multiple seeds, and typically mechanically
Apply rather than manually apply.Multiple power can sequentially or simultaneously be applied in combination.Suitably
Power includes but not limited to: fluid jet malleation, liquid jet malleation, machinery malleation, negative pressure,
Centrifugal force, linear acceleration, linear deceleration, hydrodynamic shear, fluid turbulent and laminar flow of fluid.
Fluid force can be applied by any fluid (gas or liquid or a combination of both).
The combination unit of the present invention can optionally include for relative to separating embryo or its portion
The device of at least one corncob is moved in the one or more active force sources divided.One or more
Fringe can move relative to active force source, so that one or more power is within a certain period of time to the greatest extent
May advantageously contact niblet as much as possible, in order to can more quickly separate embryo.
The combination unit of the present invention may further include at least one for separating further
Be suitable to the device of the immature embryos being sufficiently separated of genetic transformation or tissue culture.Separator can
With by including but not limited to following mechanisms play effect: by size exclusion separation, base
Carry out separating and being separated by quality or density variation in gravitation.
For excising the fluid medium of Semen Maydis or other plant embryos
In one embodiment, present invention provide for being sufficiently separated being suitable to genetic transformation
Or the culture medium of the desired plant tissues of tissue culture and method.Such as, fluid ejection apparatus
Utilize liquid to excise embryo, need substantial amounts of liquid for excising.It is therefoie, for example, from one
Corncob excision embryo may need the fluid medium of about 20L.Therefore, this culture medium is excellent
Choosing is easy to prepare (being substantially grouped into by one or both one-tenth), can sterilizing (such as, lead to
Cross on-line filtration unit), and can flow through at about 30-75psi (the most about 40-60psi)
The fluid ejection apparatus of operation under pressure.Furthermore it is preferred that need not before use regulate pH.
In order to save resource and expense, it is also preferred that reusable.
Culture medium such as Lynx#1013 inoculation medium and Lynx#1902 (half intensity Lynx
#1013) it is successfully used to excise automatic mode and the dress of the corn germ for tissue culture
In putting.But, these culture medium have Multiple components and it needs to adjust pH before the use.
Therefore, present inventor have been developed for optimizing may be used for tissue culture's embryo from kinetoblast excision side
The culture medium of the efficiency of method.It is especially surprising that present inventor is found especially that substantially by water
And/or there is the about 0mOsm/kg Morie osmolarity to about 600mOsm/kg
The culture medium of penetrating agent composition is useful.
In some embodiments, for penetrating agent, preferably approximately 0mOsm/kg is to greatly
The Morie osmolarity of about 600mOsm/kg, including about 7mOsm/kg to about 500
MOsm/kg, about 13mOsm/kg are to about 300mOsm/kg, about 25mOsm/kg
To about 300mOsm/kg, about 50mOsm/kg to about 300mOsm/kg, about
13mOsm/kg is to about 200mOsm/kg, about 13mOsm/kg to about 100
MOsm/kg or about 100mOsm/kg are to about 300mOsm/kg.Implement specific
In mode, it is provided that culture medium substantially by sterile distilled water, dilution calcium chloride (the biggest
About 10ppm), the MES of 0.05%, pH 5.4-5.8, about 5% sucrose +/-MS salt or
Mannitol (including the mannitol solution of the 0.1-0.2M) composition of about 0.05-0.5M.Though
So by using the transformation frequency (TF) of the plant embryos of this fluid medium of part excision to exist
Ratio uses transformation frequency during such as Lynx#1013 inoculation medium to reduce in a way,
But owing to using the significant time of better simply culture medium generation and cost efficiency to pass through
Same amount of resource is used to produce any reduction that more outer implant surpasses TF.
In only certain exemplary embodiments of this invention, excision culture medium include penetrating agent mannitol and
/ or sucrose, the culture medium being such as substantially made up of 0.05-0.5M mannitol.It has been found that this
Plant culture medium and can produce activated outer implant.In special embodiment, excision is cultivated
Base is substantially made up of the mannitol of about 0.1-0.2M.Such as, the mannitol water of 0.2M
The Morie osmolarity of solution is the most about 225mOsm/kg.At other embodiment
In, it has been found that sterile distilled water and 5% sucrose (w/v) apply to the simple of the present invention
And effective culture medium.
Culture medium preparation system
The culture medium preparation system (MPS) being used together with fluid ejection apparatus is the present invention
Another embodiment.Such as, MPS can be used to provide above-mentioned excision culture medium.
MPS can be made up of shell (MPSH) and mixing chamber (MC).MPS can be by suitable material system
Become, such as aluminum (such as 7075 aviation-grade aluminum) or steel.Mixing chamber generally comprise have upper end and under
The tank of end, it is possible to include flange and cover plate.Cover plate typically has one or more O
Or other seals the sealing device of mixing chamber.Cover plate include for insert and remove liquid and its
The opening of its medium component.Liquid and other medium component can be by wrapping in mixing chamber
The one or more entrances included add, and described entrance with accommodating and/or can transmit composition source of supply
Room and/or pipeline communicate.Cover plate can also include the specific of the culture medium for sensing preparation
The electronic sensor of volume.Mixing chamber can be positioned in gripper shoe, and by holding means (as
Mounting pin and locating support) it is fixed on operating position.Gripper shoe is slidably connected to MPSH.
In some embodiments, mixing chamber is connected to fluid ejection apparatus, such as by steel or poly-
Carbonic ester pipe.
Mixer assembly may be coupled to cover plate or the other parts of mixing chamber.This assembly is permissible
Including the impeller being arranged on suspension arrangement (such as high temperature ball bearing) and axostylus axostyle.Blender can be
Use front autoclaving.MPS may further include the FPGA with sensor communication
Controller (Programmable Logic Controller) (PLC) is to monitor composition entrance, training
Support base preparation and culture medium subsequently removes, such as by being connected to the stream of liquid injection apparatus
Body effuser.One or more fluids flow in and out pipe can include online filter unit with
Degerming to the culture medium of preparation.
The device excised mutually for embryo
For preparing the reality that the method and apparatus of multiple embryo being suitable to tissue culture is the present invention
Executing mode, wherein, described method includes using for fully extracting embryo and endosperm from kind of core
At least two fluid stream, described device includes fully extracting the first of embryo from kind of core for guiding
At least one hole of fluid stream and second fluid stream.This device may further include for phase
At least one device planting fringe is moved for the first and second fluid flow.At some embodiment
In, plant fringe or kind core is corncob or niblet.
Fluid stream can be gas stream or liquid stream.In some embodiments, fluid stream bag
Include liquid, and in specific embodiment, liquid is substantially by distilled water, about 5%
Sucrose or the mannitol (manna of the most about 0.1-0.2M of about 0.05M-0.5M
Alcohol) composition.Fluid stream can apply the power for fully extracting embryo, including one or more
Selected from fluid jet malleation, liquid jet malleation, machinery malleation, negative pressure, centrifugal force, line
Property accelerate, linear deceleration, hydrodynamic shear, fluid turbulent and the power of laminar flow of fluid.Fluid
Stream can be continuous print or pulsed.In some particular implementation, fluid stream is nothing
Bacterium.
For carrying out automatic business processing, assembly of the invention may further include cuts for detection
The endosperm removed and the device of embryo tissue and for providing the device of passage for endosperm or embryo.With
In the device of detection with for providing the device of passage can be attached (such as electrical connection)
To contribute to automatization.Assembly of the invention can also include for from non-embryo separate tissue embryo
At least one separator, wherein, the embryo of separation is adapted for the embryo of tissue culture.Separator
Can by the hydrophobicity of difference, by size exclusion or by the density of difference by embryo with
Non-embryo separate tissue.Embryo tissue can cultivate, convert and/or regenerate to produce at least one can
The plant of breeding.In special embodiment, embryo is corn germ, and plant is that Semen Maydis is planted
Thing.
By floatation separation embryo
Invention further provides based on the reagent selected relative to non-embryo seed tissue
The apparatus and method of difference affinity separation embryo.In some embodiments, embryo is (as by stream
The corn germ that body jet cutting method produces) contacted by hydrophobic interaction and be attached to bubble.?
In other embodiment, seed coat contacts and is attached to bubble.Bubble can comprise selected from following
One or more gases: inorganic gas, such as argon, air, oxygen, nitrogen;With common
Valency organic gas, such as methane, ethane or propane, they are to the survivability of embryos of excision and can
Convertibility does not produce and has a strong impact on.
It has been found that the size of bubble has important function to the efficiency of separation process.In practice,
(gas) bubble showing a certain size scope can be produced.But, it is adaptable to it is attached to embryo
Or on seed coat and make them rise to any bubble size of flow surface to belong to the model of the present invention
Enclose.
The size distribution of bubble may change, such as with many factors:
Frit (frit) uniformity: composition frit microgranule between opening it may happen that
Change so that form the bubble of all size.
Air velocity: gas also affects bubble by the air velocity producing the frit of bubble
Size-bigger bubble as raw in fast gas miscarriage.
Surfactant and concentration thereof: culture medium additive (such as mannitol and PEG) and from broken
In bad niblet, the protein with surfactant agent performance and other material of release can
Can affect the size of bubble.
Bubble merges: along with bubble rises to the top of tank, some of which bubble and other gas
Bubble merges.
Hydrostatic pressure: floatation cell near-bottom bubble due to bottom land elevated pressures and
The most smaller, although in view of the size of flotation cell, this impact is small.
Furthermore, it is not necessary that single bubble carries single embryo or seed coat reaches up to surface.On the contrary,
Embryo or seed coat only can be carried to surface by single bubble portion, with further by other gas
Bubble sequentially attachment and carry.It addition, embryo or seed coat may be not up to surface, but first
In secondary embedding Surrounding foam, but air and liquid phase (such as " foam ") interface can be arrived
Front circulation is repeatedly.
Such as, (that is, if spherical, it is diameter to about 1 mm dia;If or
Be aspherical, then it is full-size) or bigger air pocket can not due to several reasons
Well separated.For example, such bubble moves sufficiently fast so that they liquid
Embryo and fragment are pushed open by dynamic ground.Therefore, such air pocket tends not to be adequately exposed to embryo.
This bubble and embryo or seed coat do not have enough times of contact attached to realize effective bubble yet
?.Finally, such bubble can produce sufficiently large shearing force when arriving flow surface, with
Cause any embryo in being attached to bubble to depart from the most before reaching the surface.
Minute bubbles, if diameter is the bubble of about 100 microns or less, be attached to fragment with
And embryo.This is because bubble sufficiently slowly moves so that they can not be less through fluid
Material (such as endosperm fragment) push open.Therefore, such bubble contact and be attached to embryo with
And other less fragment.Finally, such bubble can not produce enough shearing forces to have
The fragment of attachment is driven away on effect ground.
Medium sized bubble (size is between 100 μm and 1mm) is to realize embryo pure
In change the most effective.This bubble produces of a sufficiently low fluid dynamic displacement study significantly,
Thus allow bubble to touch with embryonic breeding, therefore adhere to.Additionally, this bubble does not produce foot
Enough shearing forces are to drive away the embryo of attachment.
The another aspect of separation process relates to the physical property of gas present in bubble, i.e.
Bubble is for embryo or the selectivity of seed coat.Air is oxygen and the nitrogen of 78% of about 21%.Oxygen
It is all the diatomic molecule of covalent bonding with nitrogen, and for embryo (such as Cotton Gossypii embryo) similarly
Covalency (nonpolar) waxy part has strong affinity.On the contrary, this gas with guarantor
The attachment aspect of the endosperm fragment holding floating relative polarity in the medium is inefficient.Letter
Yan Zhi, this bubble is attached to the wax of embryo with aqueous fluids (such as water or mannitol/water) competition
Sample surface.Because the covalency of oxygen and nitrogen molecular exceedes hydrone, they preferentially adhere to
In embryo surface.Therefore, oxygen and the relative lipophilicity of nitrogen and the relative hydropathic of aqueous medium
Property explain bubble with such as, the combination of the lipophilic moieties of Cotton Gossypii embryo surface.Or, according to
Find that bubble is effectively attached to rise on the episperm of Semen sojae atricolor of " foam " of liquid-gas interface, and
It is found that Semen sojae atricolor embryo (including soybean plumular axis and cotyledon) retains in the liquid phase.Therefore, difference
Property be attached to various seed compositions and direct them into diverse location, phase or part
Reagent can be used in given position, phase or part enrichment seed compositions (such as embryo or embryo
A part).
In one embodiment, air is used for preparing bubble.Can use in the embodiment of this invention
Other gas include oxygen or nitrogen, and the inorganic gas of covalency beyond deoxygenation gas or nitrogen
Body, including noble gas such as argon.Covalency organic gas, such as methane, ethane and propane,
And other do not have a strong impact on corn germ survivability and can the lipotropy gas of convertibility or gas
Mixture can also use.
Saying in the broadest sense, " bubble " can be shown preferential combination by any to embryo
Material is made, including being selectively attached to the solid of embryo surface or liquid or its mixture.
The shape that embryo selectivity adheres to can be utilized, such as the plane surface of movement, such as band or dish.
In one embodiment, swim in the embryo on liquid culture primary surface and be preferentially attached to hydrophobic
Property filter paper (Whatman PS water repel phase separation paper, by siliconc-impregnated) sheet on.Separately
In a kind of embodiment, the Oleum Brassicae campestris mixed with embryo and fragment suspension is preferentially attached on embryo,
And when oil rises to surface, they are carried to surface.
The bubble contacted with each other can merge within the millisecond time.Gas is stablized when bubble rises
Bubble maintains suitable bubble size distribution, and produces stable foam at flotation liquid top.
It is proved several surfactant to may be used for preventing coalescence and stable bubble.Preferably, table
Face activating agent is ionic surface active agent or nonionic surfactant, such as polyethers.Polyethers can
To be PEG.PEG can have about 100,300,400,600,900,1000,
1450, the mean molecule quantity of 3350,4500,8000 and 9000.Preferably, PEG tool
There is the mean molecule quantity of about 8000.PEG is be enough to prevent the aqueous solution of the too early coalescence of bubble
Concentration uses.Another kind of suitably polyethers is PPG.PPG has about 340 to about 3500
Mean molecule quantity.Preferably, PPG has the molecular weight of 340.PPG can be the most anti-
Only the concentration of aqueous solution of bubble coalescence uses.
In one embodiment, can be by the fine bore glass dispersion pipe of sintering
(Chemglass, NJ, USA) produces bubble, and described fine bore glass dispersion pipe is connected to pass through
Sterilizing filter pumped air also admits air into the latent of glass dispersible pipe for producing bubble
Water pump.Dispersion pipe can be placed in the container containing the embryo suspended and chips mixture, as
Graduated cylinder or beaker.But, strong convection produced by jumpbogroup bubble produced by this equipment produce
Give birth to sizable shearing force and reduce the efficiency of embryo and chip separation.Or, bubble can pass through
Another kind of method produces, and such as multiple sources bubble generator (e.g., utilizes the bubble of basswood fragment
Foam dispersal device, or there is the ceramic surface in hole).
In some embodiments, surfactant can be used for stable bubble and prevents it from gathering
And.Surfactant can be ion-type or nonionic surfactant.Surfactant
Be enough to prevent the concentration of aqueous solution of bubble coalescence from using.In some embodiments, surface
Activating agent is polyethers.In specific embodiment, surfactant can be PEG or
PPG.The molecular weight of PEG surfactant can be about 100 to about 9000 dalton,
The most about 100,300,400,600,900,1000,1450,3350,4500,8000
Or 9000 dalton.Or, surfactant can be PPG, and the molecular weight of PPG
Can be about 340 to about 3500 dalton, such as, about 340 dalton.
Can be by producing and the device generation bubble of dispersion bubble.Such as, fine bore glass divides
Dissipate pipe or sparger may be coupled to immersible pump and is placed on embryo and the fragment accommodating suspension
In the container of mixture.In some embodiments, bubble produces and dispersal device includes many
Point bubble source, such as the single fragment of basswood.Fragment is inserted in substrate, such as silicones
The length of pipe, and be optionally coiled into spiral and fix.
When embryo is carried to liquid surface by bubble, they can by suitable device from
Surfactant foam removes, such as by gravity overflow, or demister (skimmer) or vacuum holding
Put.This device can be automatic.
For extracting and separate combination unit and the method for embryo
In further embodiment, present invention provide for extraction and separation is suitable to group
Knit the combination unit of the embryo of cultivation.Extractor can connect with separator, or they are permissible
Individually operated.Extractor includes one or more for extracting embryo (such as corn germ) from seed
Fluid jet.Seed is probably the niblet on corncob.More than one liquid sprays
Loophole can point to single cob, and more than one cob can be simultaneously placed in extractor.
After seed extracts embryo, embryo and fragment may fall into or be transferred to germ separator
In, described separator includes, such as, and flotation cell.For being transferred to flotation cell and from floating
The device selecting room to export can be one or more screening conveyer belt, or can be arranged by size
Hinder embryo and chip separation silk screen.Band or silk screen can be that the thermoplasticity of braiding or molding is moulded
Material.After embryo is added flotation cell, embryo is preferential with other chip separation, such as by description
Bubble method, and float to the surface that they can remove through opening or skewed slot.
Therefore, it can harvesting corn fringe, and fluid jet can be used to excise embryo.In order to have
Help excise embryo by liquid jet, the top of niblet can be removed, and can be by penetrating
Niblet content is fully removed by stream from fringe.Fluid jet can be to include described tool
There is the liquid jet of the excision culture medium of the Morie osmolarity of about 0-600mOsm/kg.
In specific embodiment, excision culture medium is sterile solution, and such as 0.1-0.2M's is sweet
Dew alcohol.Embryo and non-embryo (such as endosperm) group can be extracted from cob and niblet by jet
Knit.Subsequently, embryo can be sufficiently separated from non-embryo tissue, such as, be sheared by disclosed use
The separation method of power and device, including the flotation of embryo, and by screening etc..But, i.e.
Make be embryo or embryo group not and other separate tissue including niblet, it is also possible to for subsequently
Tissue culture, including converting and the regeneration of transgenic plant.
If method for floating is used for separating to, surfactant can be added the training separating embryo
Support in base.Surfactant, such as PEG or PPG, reduces the coalescence of bubble, thus keeps
The size of effective average bubble with promote embryo and non-embryo tissue efficiently separate and embryo is in gas-liquid
The deposition at interface, embryo can be gathered in the crops herein by fluid stream, demister or vacuum equipment etc..
By these methods, it is possible to obtain be suitable to produce plant abundant of tissue and the conversion converted
Excision and the plant embryos separated.
The plant converted and the method producing them
The present invention also provides for the conversion plant produced by following steps, as Semen Maydis, Cotton Gossypii or
Bean plant: (a) uses described herein a kind of or all method or apparatus to provide at least one
Transformable destination organization;(b) by select nucleic acid molecules introduce transformable destination organization from
And produce the outer implant of conversion;(c) cultivate, from the outer implant converted, the unifacial leaf converted to plant
Thing.The preferred plant of the present invention includes member gramineous, including cereal crops, such as
Semen Maydis, Semen setariae, Semen Tritici aestivi and Oryza sativa L.;And the dicotyledon converted, such as Cotton Gossypii
Or bean plant.
Particularly preferred monocotyledon includes the Semen Maydis class converted, such as Semen Maydis.The jade converted
The allos core of the character that a kind of Semen Maydis that can give conversion of meter You Xuan needs
Acid molecule, as herbicide tolerant, insect resistace, cold germination toleration, moisture lack tolerance
Property, high yield, high yield etc..Documents below discloses and turns base for produce the present invention
Because of monocotyledonous feasible method for transformation and material (such as, various culture medium and acceptance
Somatic target cell, the conversion of immature embryos and can the regeneration subsequently of breeding transgene plant), example
As, the United States Patent (USP) of the United States Patent (USP) 6,194,636 of McElroy et al., McElroy et al.
6,232,526, the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0216189 of Houmard et al., Cai
Et al. U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0244075, they disclose and can be used for Semen Maydis
Method, and the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2003/0024014 of Cheng et al., disclosed in it
The method that can be used for Semen Tritici aestivi, herein by introducing all these documents as reference.Single
Or multiple exogenous nucleic acid molecule may be used for converting the monocotyledon of the present invention;Such as, use
Construct U.S. at Van Eenennaam et al. coordinating minimizing and increase in gene expression
Disclosed in state's patent application publication 2004/0126845, introduce the document herein as reference.
Many methods converting other plant (including Shuangzi plant) are that those skilled in the art is public
Know.For example, U.S. Patent application 12/045,502 or United States Patent (USP) 7,002,05 retouch
The method having stated soybean transformation and vegetable lamb, introduces herein both as reference.
In some embodiments, such as, when utilizing edaphic bacillus (Agrobacterium)
-or during the genetic transforming method of other bacteria mediated, antibacterial such as carboxylic can be comprised by use
The culture medium raising that co-cultures of the 2,4-D of benzylpcnicillin and/or about 0.5-1.5mg/L is passed through
There is cultivation response or the transformation frequency of tissue in the embryo that the method for the present invention separates.Specifically
In embodiment, co-culture the composition of the culture medium 1898 that culture medium comprises table 9.
The transgenic that can gather in the crops the obtained present invention can the seed of breeding plant and being used for
Culturing gene group comprises the progeny generation converting plant of exogenous nucleic acid molecule, including hybrid
From generation to generation.Therefore, the present invention include primary transformant plant (" R0 " plant, by convert according to
The embryo that the method for the present invention provides produces) and carry its offspring of this exogenous nucleic acid molecule.This
Planting progeny transgenic plant can be by by the conversion list with exogenous nucleic acid molecule of the present invention
Cotyledon plant obtains with the second plant hybridization of not this tectosome.It addition, the present invention
Transforming monocots can with there is planting of other exogenous nucleic acid molecule of giving another kind of character
Thing strain cross has the progeny plants of the exogenous nucleic acid molecule giving multiple character to produce.
In order to provide the description and claims of the given range for including these terms
Clear with consistent understanding, following definition is now provided.
" embryo " is a part for seed, by leaf, stem and root prosoma organization (separate living tissue) with
And one or more cotyledon composition.Once embryo starts to grow (germination), and it becomes seedling and plants
Thing.
" meristem " or " separate living tissue " is made up of undifferentiated cell (meristematic cell), mitogenetic
Cell breaks up to produce various plants structure, including stem, root, leaf, bud and seed.Mitogenetic
Histiocyte is the target spot of the conversion for obtaining transgenic plant.
" outer implant " is used to refer to the term of the target material converted.Therefore, in enforcement herein
In mode, it can exchange with " separate living tissue " or " embryo " and use.
Embodiment
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that method and composition that the present invention provides
(compositions) many advantages.The following examples are used for illustrating that the present invention's is preferred
Embodiment.It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art: the technology disclosed in embodiment is abided by
Follow the representative technology of operational excellence when implementing the present invention that the inventors have found that, thus can recognize
For constituting its optimal way implemented.But, those skilled in the art is with reference to the disclosure
In the case of be understood that and can carry out many changes in disclosed detailed description of the invention also
Still same or like result is obtained without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.Carry herein
To document by quote be incorporated herein thus they supplement, explain the present invention use method,
Technology or composition, provide background or teaching for it.
Embodiment 1: the method extruding multiple corn germ
The present embodiment describes and uses the mechanical malleation generation from pressurizing unit to be suitable to tissue training
The method of the foster embryo with genetic transformation.
With vegetable peeling device (vegetable peeler) from the immature fringe of Semen Maydis (zea mays)
The top of aseptic removing niblet.Use slight saw formula motion by peeler from corncob base
End pushes top to, to realize quick, clear and definite the blocking of niblet.Although at this example
In, single niblet is truncated and exposes its interior tissue, but in other embodiments,
May need only assure that to form opening (as punctured or cut or abrasion) in peel and unreal
Peel material is removed on border.(such as, it is used for the complete of conversion in the case of the complete embryo of needs
Embryo), the size of the most any opening be enough to allow to remove embryo and do not destroy it.Can pass through
Any suitable device (including but not limited to blade and grinding-material) is used to realize peel
Opening.Such as, vegetable peeling device is designed as comparatively safe and uses rapidly;It has tune
Whole cutting depth, and the technical ability that ratio scalpel needs are less.Can use have similar
Other instrument of function.The device opening peel is preferably sterilizing, such as, gone out by high pressure
Bacterium or heating or pass through chemosterilization.These peel processing procedures can be automatically obtained, such as,
One or more blade or grinder motorized can be made.
Base portion facing to the niblet blocked promotes sterilizing squeezer (in this case, 4
The bar of mm diameter).Other suitable extrusion equipment can be used.Preferably, this device
Should have the size and shape that can apply relative local force to the niblet base portion blocked,
To discharge embryo and endosperm.Preferably, the strength of applying has enough intensity, and with suitably
Direction apply so that propelling extrusion device will not " ride up to " on the niblet of front.Squeeze
The trailing edge of pressure device the most also has embryo and the endosperm accumulation surface thereon of discharge;Such as,
The stainless steel flat plate with rounded leading edge can be used.In the present embodiment, from peel gently
Ground extrusion embryo, is followed by endosperm.The embryo extruded and endosperm are retained in the top of the pressure ram of advance
Portion, and be not grinded up.
Embryo and endosperm mixture are with aqueous fluids medium (such as water, fluid medium or saline)
Clean to have on the silk screen of diamond opening (about 2x 3mm).Observe the big portion of endosperm
Code insurance stays and cleans to collect by screen cloth by less embryo and endosperm fragment that some are less and hold
In device.The embryo collected cleans twice to remove fractionlet.
The embryo cleaned is further purified by floatation process.In the first step of floatation process,
Aqueous fluids medium is thoroughly discharged so that it is briefly dried (such as, about 1 from collecting container
Minute), so make the aqueous medium of residual separate with the waxiness surface of embryo, make them straight
Connect exposure in atmosphere.Add new aqueous medium, and most of embryo is because of their waxiness
Surface is not floating by liquid rewetting (rewet).Non-embryo tissue (such as endosperm fragment)
Remain immersed in medium, thus obtain embryo and the separation clearly of non-embryo tissue.Can lead to
Cross rapider, complete or repeatable discharging aqueous medium (as aspirated by use) or pass through hair
Capillary action (such as, uses the absorbent being placed in the sterilizing collected in container to be inhaled by fluid
The embryo that tripping goes out) improve the flotation extruding embryo.
In preliminary experiment, separate the yield of about 100 embryos, wherein, only processed from
A part for the embryo-endosperm material of complete fringe.These results indicate that the method for the present invention for
It is practical and convenient for gathering in the crops a large amount of immature embryos from corncob.
Then the embryo separated by the method for the present invention may be used for tissue culture procedures, example
As, produce the renovation process of rotaring gene corn plant.It is easy to separate by following steps
Embryo transfer in culture medium: tip Guan Bi tweezers be placed on below floating embryo, use tweezer
The embryo not having liquid is lifted and places them in culture medium by son.Another kind of technology is can
To pick up, with the instrument with hydrophobic surface, the embryo separated.Other technology is to pass through hydrophobicity
Transfer embryo, such as, makes the dynamic of them by little air draught or unexpected mechanical movement
Can exceed that the hydrophobic force on the instrument of holding them in transfers them to media surface.
Embodiment 2: visually confirming of embryo size
The present embodiment describes a kind of embodiment of this illustration method as described in Example 1
Improvement.Method as described in Example 1, immature corn germ is used to need access to jade
The truncation part of the grain of rice, in order to maximum ground is discharged.The difference of the size of immaturity corn germ
Determine that the significant consideration of niblet top amount to be removed.Embryo is at the mid portion of fringe
Often maximum, terminad is the most slightly smaller.Less embryo, such as length are less than about 1.5mm,
It is more difficult to take out, unless they are close to truncation part.
Guarantee to excise a kind of method of enough niblet parts above different size of embryo
It is in truncated process, under low enlargement ratio, observe cob.Such as, low enlargement ratio is used
(the Donegan Opti-VISOR eyes such as, being furnished with No. 7 lens wear amplification to protective eye lens
Mirror, it provides the enlargement ratio of 2.75X) help to visually confirm the size of embryo and peel
Suitably block.If cutting does not remove enough niblet summits for the first time, can carry out
Second time cutting.Other can be used to have the low times magnification of same or similar enlargement ratio
Rate device.Such as, the available lens of Opti-VISOR provide the times magnification from 1.5 to 3.5X
Rate.
Embodiment 3: embryo and the extrusion of endosperm
The present embodiment describes a kind of embodiment of this illustration method as described in Example 1
Improvement.Power set can be used for helping embryo and the extrusion of endosperm.Such as, equipped with circle
Electronic perching knife such as WeCheer 320 electronic perching knife (the WeCheer Industrial of pressurizing unit
Co., Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C) can be used to reduce individual for discharge embryo and
Power required for endosperm.Can obtain and be similarly used other power set.Preferably,
" perching knife " of this instrument partly (or any part that can contact embryo of this instrument) is permissible
Sterilizing easily, such as, by being inserted in pearl steriliser (bead sterilizer).
One test in, rustless steel weigh shovel (weighing spatula) blade towards
Himself bending is to provide the pressurizing unit with rounded leading edge.Inserting WeCheer 320
After in electronic perching knife, the part of about 10 centimeter length is stretched out from the fixture of electronic perching knife.This group
Part is used for the single discharge embryo from the niblet blocked and endosperm.Along with pressurizing unit (improves
Shovel) move down along the row of niblet, it was observed that shovel slide to the left or to the right excentric gently
Micro-tendency;But, this trend can be by including the small-sized Os Draconis sample of shovel in each outer rim
Extension corrects.
Embodiment 4: the embryo of mechanization extrudes
The present embodiment describes a kind of embodiment of this illustration method as described in Example 1
Improvement.The mechanization of embryo Extrusion can not realized by suitable device, such as but not
It is limited to the device of schematic representation in described herein and Fig. 1.This device includes two electricity
Motivation.First motor (D) is stepping motor, its can with rotating corn fringe (A) with
Make new niblet row be exposed to two extrusion bars (G), extrude bar (G) applying effect
Power is to squeeze out its peel by embryo and endosperm.
Bar (G) is conveniently located at the opposite side of fringe and puts on relative to the longitudinal axis of fringe with balance
The pressure of fringe.It is however possible to use single bar or plural bar;Using multiple bars
Time, preferably they are positioned so that be evenly distributed on around fringe the mechanical pressure of generation.Bar
Need not be straight-bar;In a kind of embodiment of this device, use the flexibility around fringe week
" ring (collar) " rather than rigid rod.In another embodiment, multiple quarter butts or roller
With the arrangement of circular configuration flexibly can slided along the longitudinal axis of fringe, thus simultaneously to many or
All niblets apply and add mechanical pressure.
Second motor is connected to the little gear (pinion being connected with tooth bar (rack) (F)
Gear) (E) is upper so that fringe can move along a straight line up and down.The base portion of fringe by from handle to
Under extend into fringe the screw rod of base portion be firmly held on handle (B).Handle narrow
The middle part side of being is so that it will not rotate, unless its accompanying keeper (C) is by stepping
Motor (D) rotates.
Before being inserted into machine, block the top of niblet as described in Example 1 so that
Embryo and endosperm can be extruded.During starting this, reduce fringe to until 2 bars (G)
Near just at the fringe base portion of handle (B) lower section.Then bar is pressed against the both sides of fringe, and tooth
Rack-and-pinion group traction fringe is upwards.When there is this situation, embryo and endosperm are from a pair Semen Maydis
Row takes out, drops downward into the catch tray (H) being parked on base portion (I), and collect in heaps
(J).When bar is close to the top of cob, cob is upwards retracted into original original position,
And rotated slightly until the row in-position of new niblet by stepping motor.
The various degrees of automatization of machine is possible, including sensor to be automatically adjusted
Vertical starting point and final position and the beginning of rotation and end position.Rack-and-pinion is also
It it not the unique method that can obtain linear motion.Pneumatic dress is preferably used for some application
Put or hydraulic means.Bar (G) can be automatically opened up by suitable mechanism.When load is new
During fringe, preferably fringe is raised to sufficiently high position with channel washer.
Embodiment 5: the hydrophobic separation of embryo
The present embodiment describes a kind of embodiment of this illustration method as described in Example 1
Modification.Separate application in, target material frequently appear in not homophase (such as, at water
Between property and lipophilic solvent) interface.Removing target material from such interface may
Come into question, and always related to, in the past, the hands that extractant contacts with material seal to be extracted
Work process.Generally be successfully separated out the unique channel of component be use identical polar or hydrophobicity/
Hydrophilic material.In the case of the immature corn germ extruded by the method for the present invention,
Embryo exists at aqueous/Air Interface.The surface of corn germ is wax, i.e. lipophilic or hydrophobic
, and when embryonic epidermis with have similar hydrophobic material contact time, embryo often adheres to
On hydrophobic surface.The hydrophobicity of embryo reduces the surface tension of its ambient water, and this helps
In embryo " floating " on the surface of aqueous/Air Interface.
A kind of method utilizing the advantage of these physical characteristics is to make floating embryo and hydrophobicity
The most hydrophobic filter paper of material (Whatman No.1PS paper) contacts, and it is to use siloxanes
The water that (Whatman plc, Brentford, Middlesex, U.K.) impregnates repels phase separation paper.
In one embodiment, the hydrophobic filter paper of a piece of sterilizing can descend to the whole appearance of floatoblast
On device, and they are disposably taken out.In another kind of embodiment, the hydrophobic filter paper of small pieces
Can be used to take out many embryos successively, and transfer them to next container.At the third
In embodiment, small pieces hydrophobic paper or hydrophobic pipette tip may be used for contact and take out single
Only embryo, be then used for from the distribution of air flow of pipettor (pipettor) they.Also
Can modify commonly by pipette being inserted a bit of drain pipe (such as silicone rubber tube)
Pipette is for such purposes;Embryo may then pass through and hydrophobic is attracted to drain pipe far-end
And take out, then pass through distribution and discharge from the air stream of pipette.Drop around hydrophobic embryo
Low surface tension contributes to them and floats on aqueous surface, and floating embryo can also pass through
Aqueous surface moves (such as, by pointing to the air-spray of embryo) shift.Permissible
Existing device is used (to be such as designed for picking colony or the two-dimentional protein gel last time in dyeing
Receive protein site machine) improvement make embryo acquisition and distribution automatization.
Embodiment 6: discharge or extrude the further method of embryo
The method of the present invention includes that the combination using various types of power or power is by embryo and seed
Separate.Present embodiment describes further embodiment.As described in Example 1 one
In kind of basic skills, to the base portion of the seed (such as niblet) blocked apply machinery malleation with
Embryo is discharged by the seed top blocked.
In another embodiment, centrifugal force can be used to discharge embryo.Such as, corncob
(its niblet is blocked in advance) can discharge be enough to radially track around its longitudinal axis
The speed of embryo and/or endosperm rotates.Can realize rotating, such as by any suitable technology
But being not limited to, make the cone that corncob tip contact rotates freely, wherein the rotation of fringe keeps
In limited longitudinal extent, such as, be connected on handle by the cardinal extremity of fringe, handle with
In its keeper that can rotate wherein of rear insertion.The exemplary of centrifugal force is used a kind of
In embodiment, with on scalpel removing corncob about three points of the top of each niblet
One of, and fringe rolls from the teeth outwards so that embryo and endosperm in niblet relax.Fringe is rolled over
Being broken into is two sections, the most about 750mm length.Each section is positioned over there are about 100 milliliters of water
250 milliliters of centrifuge bottles in.It is centrifuged 15 minutes to discharge embryo with 5000rpm.Examine after Li Xin
Looking into fringe to show, some part at fringe has been removed by centrifugation all of embryo, and in other district
Territory, seldom or does not at all have embryo to remove.The material discharged is centrifuged, and removes supernatant
To leave slurry, it comprises complete embryo (estimation includes about the 20% of embryo sum).?
In another embodiment, (after typically pollinating, about 10 to greatly to gather in the crops jejune corncob
About 14 days).To fringe deinsectization, and aseptically cut the top of each niblet.Will
Fringe is placed on the drill bit of electric drill (or similar device), and fringe is by big sterile collection container
(such as, big glass beaker) cincture.Be enough to discharge the velocity of rotation rotation of immature embryos
Fringe, and the tissue discharged is collected by sterile chamber.Collect immature embryos, such as, pass through people
Work is collected, or by cleaning container with sterile tissue culture media and reclaiming the enrichment portion containing embryo
Divide (such as, by screening, by using fluid density gradient, or by the disclosure
Other method by embryo Yu non-embryo separate tissue described by other place).Immature embryos (or
Come from the callus of immature embryos) can be for subsequent use in conversion.Routine test can be passed through
Determine that preferred centrifugation time and speed obtain the improvement of these and other centrifugal method of use
Result.
Another embodiment uses niblet bulk dipping.Gather in the crops jejune corncob
(after typically pollinating about 10 to about 14 days).To fringe deinsectization.Aseptically
Open peel or niblet can keep complete.Removed from cob by any suitable method
Niblet, includes but not limited to, uses scalpel or other bladed instrument.This niblet one
Denier separates with cob, is placed in culture medium for tissue culture.Can use and suitably cut
Cut equipment (such as but not limited to, agitator) and niblet-culture medium mixture is entered one
The disorganization of step.Collect immature embryos, such as, by artificially collecting, or by by nothing
Hyphostroma culture medium clean container and reclaim containing embryo enriching section (such as, by sieve,
By fluid density gradient, or by described by other place in the disclosure by embryo and non-embryo
Other method of separate tissue).Immature embryos (or coming from the callus of immature embryos)
Can be for subsequent use in conversion.
In further embodiment, fluid jet (penetrating of gas or liquid or a combination thereof
Stream) can be used to drive embryo.One example of the method be with progressively or continuous print mode from
Dynamic rotating corn fringe, through fixing jet, collects the material of the discharge containing embryo, and must
When wanting, further by size separation separation embryo on silk screen or screen cloth etc..Vertically take at corncob
When (relative to its longitudinal axis), it may be preferred to hand of spiral rotation fringe upwards, or with
Alternate manner moves fringe relative to jet so that the embryo extracted tends to rinse downwards.
In yet another embodiment, linear slow down or linear accelerate to can be used to drive or
Discharge embryo.For example, it is possible to give y direction that corncob is parallel to fringe and there is the row of being enough to
Go out the impact of the power of embryo and endosperm.Corncob can be enclosed in the most aseptic, high impact-resistant
Keeper in, described keeper can produce unexpected acceleration or deceleration, such as, by by force
Strong collision (such as, from hammer).
Another is to aid in embryo and discharges from the seed blocked or extrude the improvement of the method.Example
As, can by the top of complete seed apply active force (such as, by application to
In a row roller or other device of the top force of niblet or blocking niblet in complete fringe
Rolling or pressing fringe itself from the teeth outwards before top) make embryo loosening or displace it in seed
Home position.Embryo can also be made at seed by answering dislocation to vibrate (such as by ultrasonic)
In loosen.Another kind of method is to remove other non-embryo tissue before embryo is discharged or extruded,
Such as other sidewall (peel) material.Such as, V-arrangement cutter or other instrument can be used for removing
The partial sidewall of the niblet in a row in fringe.
Embodiment 7: use separating from kinetoblast of fluid jet malleation
Present embodiment describes the further embodiment of the present invention.In the present embodiment,
Automatic equipment uses fluid jet malleation to displace embryo from seed.With reference to Fig. 2, automatic grasper C
(instrument by mechanical hand A and motor B or by equivalence that is preferably able to carries out three maintenance and operations
Dynamic) pick up corncob I (by having in the assigned position for the tooth bar on mechanical hand platform
The handle D of baffle plate E).Corncob is inserted in the original position less than flange F by mechanical hand
Pipe H (optionally by be easy to range estimation transparent material make).Fluid is introduced by hole G
Jet malleation, and fringe rises (along Y dimension) and respectively by mechanical hand A and electronic simultaneously
Machine B rotates, and preferably results in each niblet and is impacted by fluid jet so that embryo and endosperm quilt
Displace.Flow through the fluid of hole G can be at least one gas, at least one liquid or its
What combination.Fluid jet continuously or non-continuously (such as, pulsed) can apply active force.
Owing to embryo and endosperm are displaced by the fluid jet malleation from hole G, they fall to reciprocating sieve J,
Its collection surface K retaining endosperm and allowing embryo to pass through whereabouts arrival following is (such as, aseptic
Cheese cloth).The fluid of excess can be optionally collected in refuse or returnable L.
After embryo removing process is completed for each corncob, can either manually or by above flange F or
The inside of the automatic jet temporarily flush pipe of lower section.
Embodiment 8: the method processing thick embryo goods
The embryo goods obtained by the method as described in embodiment 1 to 7 potentially include complete
Embryo and the embryo of part, it may be organized with non-embryo, such as endosperm and lepicena.Some application can
Can need not further process or separating step, such as, big at so " slightly " embryo goods
During amount converts, wherein embryo (complete or part) need not and non-embryo separate tissue.Such as,
It is derived from complete or the immature corn germ of part callus to may be used for planting by breeding transgene
The conversion of thing, regenerate and produce.Therefore, complete and part embryo can be sent out as converting outer implant
Wave function without separated from one another.But, in other cases it can be required to from thick
Embryo goods are further purified embryo.
The program being wherein likely encountered some difficulties in processing thick embryo goods includes: (1) is clear
Washing non-embryo tissue (such as, cell debris, starch grain, unwanted protein) off, (2) exist
After using liquid to extrude or cleaning, effectively remove the liquid of excess from embryo, and (3) add tool
There is the liquid of minimum turbulent flow so that embryo is floating and be not submerged.
Porous material is for by embryo and non-embryo separate tissue.Any suitable porous can be used
Material, preferably has sufficiently small mesh or hole size and allows less non-embryo group to retain embryo
Knit or fragment pass through, and can carry out sterilizing (such as, by autoclaving, heat, radiation,
Or chemosterilization).The suitability of material is easy to by those skilled in the art by simple
Experimental judgment or test.The suitably example of material includes be responsible for a task until it is completed cheese cloth or other fabric material
Material, and other silk screen or screen cloth.In some embodiments, it is possible to use perforation solid
In material, including pottery, polymer, metal or glass (such as, Bu Shi (the B ü chner) of perforation
Or the form of similar separatory funnel).Such as, the cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed of suitable specification has enough
Little width of mesh with retain embryo but allow less fragment by and it be autoclavable
's.Cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed can be attached to framework or ring (such as, institute in Fig. 2 and in embodiment 7
The embryo that keeps described collects the framework of surface K) on, so that cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed is with a grain of salt with institute
Embryo simultaneously submergence and be easy to rinse.Such as, cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed can pass through elastic webbing easily
It is connected to framework Deng (such as silica gel tube);Such as, such framework is easy to by cutting into chunks
By autoclavable material (such as, polypropylene, polymethylpentene, Merlon or resistance to height
Pressure heating glass) beaker made or graduated cylinder manufacture.Cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed has strong capillarity,
So that liquid is sucked away from embryo effectively, thus their wax epidermis is made to be exposed to before flotation
In air.In flotation step, cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed simply is immersed in waterborne liquid, so that embryo
Float.
Embodiment 9: use fluid jet to be sufficiently separated embryo
Present embodiment describes the further embodiment of the present invention.In the present embodiment,
Multiple embryo is displaced from seed by fluid jet malleation.
In the simplest embodiments, the pipette tip connection of 200 microlitres hasVertical water nozzle slot (vertical sink nozzle).When opening tap water,
The jet with suitable great is formed from pipette tip.Tap water pressure is estimated as about
60 pounds per square inch.This fluid (liquid) jet aims at jejune corncob (bag
It is contained in beaker), wherein niblet is truncated the most.Due to jet
Impact each niblet, endosperm and embryo to discharge and collect in beaker.Due to this stage
Endosperm is the softest tissue, and it can be fragmented into many less fragments, and embryo seems
Keep complete.
The endosperm directly displaced by jet and embryo tissue fall (can use in No. 60 cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed
Other suitable porous material replaces, as having the hydrophilic silk screen of suitable width of mesh) on.
The cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed of difference " grade " can be obtained (such as, 10,20,30,40,50,60,
70,80 and 90 grades, wherein, net opening raises with grade and reduces), and be easy to pass through
Simple experimental selection is suitable to give the mean size of embryo of type and the grade of shape and mesh
Size.Embryo and bigger endosperm fragment are retained in is responsible for a task until it is completed on cheese cloth upper surface.At next step
Before, fall the fluid of the excess cheese cloth that makes to be responsible for a task until it is completed by wicking partially dried.This by liquid from group
Knit absorption and embryo surface is exposed in air.When reduction cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed is to time in waterborne liquid,
Because the waxy epidermis of embryo does not has rewetting, so embryo float.
In simply arranging, the liquid comprising thick embryo goods is being toppled over by cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed
Time, cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed (or other suitable porous material) can manually stretch or be maintained at appearance
On device or waste canister.For sterilizing works, cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed can be attached on rigid frame,
This rigid frame can autoclaving before use.Can also use in the method and there is hands
The hasp of handle connects the screen cloth of (snap-together), such as, sell in cooking apparatus shop
Those.
Embodiment 10: use fluid jet to extract the device of embryo
The present embodiment describes for mechanically preparing multiple corn germ of being suitable to tissue culture
The various embodiments of device.
A kind of embodiment includes the device using fluid jet to prepare multiple corn germ, typically
It is similar to the device shown in Fig. 2.By excising the polymethylpentene (PMP) of autoclavable
The end of 1 liter of graduated cylinder obtains transparent, open-ended cylinder.Pipette tip (such as 1250
Microlitre GilsonIt is tapered to avoid the formation of counter-pressure) it is fixed to cylinder
Side also guides the fluid stream as jet by the hole in the hole of formation in cylindrical wall with acting on
Gap.By fluid (being water in this case) fromHigh pressure autoclavable
Peristaltic pump tube is carried by pipette tip.Water carries from laboratory sink faucet, but can
Can be from pump or the aqueous fluids of other source conveying.When such as finding sterilising medium or going out
When bacterium saline solution is better than water as the liquid for being sufficiently separated embryo, it is preferably used and can carry
The pump of sterilisation fluid.Suitably the example of pump is to have high pressure L/S pump head (Cole-Parmer
Instrument Co., Vernon Hills, IL)Pump, it is using high-voltage tube
Time can deliver up to the sterilized liquid of 100psi.
Manually the corncob with the niblet going to top in advance is positioned in cylinder.Once fringe
Being properly located in cylinder, each niblet is by the malleation from water jet.This causes
Embryo and non-embryo tissue extrude from niblet.After this process, the inspection to fringe shows that embryo is from Semen Maydis
Grain is removed effectively.It is flushed to be positioned at below cylinder along the inwall of cylinder by the material of extrusion
Embryo catcher in.Embryo catcher includes: (1) heat is fused to above-mentioned Tri-PourTMPlastics
The top of the cut-out of beaker is also stacked in thick plastic mesh thereon (bigger fragment is trapped
Thereon), (2) are fixed to the 2nd Tri-Pour with elastic webbingTMThe top of the cut-out of plastic beaker
Portion also stacks relatively fine screen mesh thereon (60 grades of cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed, the indusium of extrusion retains thereon),
(3) garbage collection beaker or other container (wherein collecting in small, broken bits, non-embryo tissue and waste liquid).
Those skilled in the art is easy to revise these and similar embodiment.Such as,
For mapping maize fringe or seed to apply fluid jet, fringe can be manually kept to position,
Or preferably by being firmly seated in cylinder by the three-dimensional movable supporting frame moving fringe.Example
As, fringe can be placed on threaded metal or polymeric bar (such as polypropylene bar), and it can use
In moving fringe along its longitudinal axis and rotating fringe.Fig. 3 depicts the another kind of enforcement disposing mechanism
Example, which illustrates magnetic " handle ", and fringe can be fixed on mechanical arm by described magnetic " handle "
On.
But in other embodiments, one or more corncob need not the most fixing
On keeper, but can move freely so that multiple niblet can be used for from
Niblet removes the power contact of embryo.Such as, at least one fringe or multiple fringe can carry or protect
Hold at least one support, such as but not limited to, at least one plane, framework, grid,
Screen cloth, silk screen, platform, roller, guide wire or bar, and belt, wheeled or roller conveyor.
This support can be movably one or more fringe maybe can be caused to move, such as, logical
Cross vibration, rolling, gravity or other mechanism.If platform is that porous is (e.g., by silk screen
Make), the embryo being sufficiently separated can pass through platform itself.One or more fringes can also
To allow each fringe rotate when drifting about or the most freely movably swim in stream
In body.Fluid, as containing the liquid of embryo being sufficiently separated, can optionally by filtering or
Settler is discharged continuously, or collection is used for being centrifuged.
Include but not limited to for obtaining the device moved along the corncob longitudinal axis, ball screw
Drive slide block (slides) or the slide block of belt drives, such as can from each manufacturer such as Techno,
Inc.(New Hyde Park,NY;Techno-isel.com) device buied.Obtain rotation jade
The rotary motion of meter Sui, it is possible to use stepping motor, such as, is connected to the stepping of slide plate
Motor.Rotary motion can also be provided by tourelle, such as, by parallel circle
Or tubulose running roller, corncob is maintained at therebetween and rotates.
The shape of fluid jet can advantageously be changed in application as required.Such as,
There is the narrow columnar jets of homogeneous diameter for once removing embryo from a seed.Need to improve
During the speed that embryo is sufficiently separated, can be removed many from multiple seeds by fluid jet simultaneously
Individual embryo;For example, it is possible to by using at least one the single fluid jet covering larger area,
By using multiple jet to accomplish this point simultaneously.In one embodiment, multiple jets,
The most multiple parallel, narrow columnar jets are (such as, by being similar in embodiment 9 use
Nozzle and multiple nozzles of being connected optionally by house steward produce) be used for guiding fluid
Jet is just being pressed onto on multiple seed to be sufficiently separated their embryo the most simultaneously.These and other
The automatization of equipment may further include optics or mass sensor to help fringe and fluid to penetrate
Stream is positioned relative to.
In another embodiment, it is possible to use at least one covers the fluid of larger area
(such as, wherein, fluid jet impacts on multiple niblet or corncob many jet simultaneously
Row's niblet).The specification of this jet preferably allows for jet and enters niblet and flush out embryo.
Under normal circumstances, the corn germ for genetic experiment is jejune, and is usually about
In the length range of 1.8 to about 2.2mm;Niblet containing these immature embryos is general
It is about 4 in the magnitude range of about 5mm width.For the embryo of this size, suitably
Fluid jet it may be that such as width about 0.5 is to about 1mm.
Any appropriate device for producing this bigger fluid jet, example can be used
As, but it is not limited to produce the nozzle of non-columnar fluid jet.The suitably example of nozzle includes
But it is not limited to, produces the nozzle of flat spray pattern and produce fan-shaped or spray cone pattern
Nozzle.In one embodiment, commercially available having is usedL/S pump (model
Fan Spray Nozzle 77250-62) (numbering 23990-1/4-04, Spraying Systems Co.,
Dillburg, PA) pump liquid with 1 liter/min and 30psi;Under these conditions from Semen Maydis
Fringe excision embryo.Preferably another example of nozzle is to produce with flat fluid " sheet " form
The nozzle of fluid jet, as illustrated in fig. 4.This nozzle is preferably able to produce uniformly
Flat fluid jet, it allows fluid stream to contact multiple seed (preferably being at least enough to simultaneously
Several seeds) distance in maintain coherent, uniform sheet-like flow.New described in Fig. 4
Type nozzle is designed as producing uniform sheet type jet, and its thickness is of about 0.5 to about 1
Mm, width be more than 20mm, and the hole away from nozzle about 15 to about 30mm away from
From the flat sheet-like flow of interior holding.A rear distance makes jet for niblet surface and the hole of nozzle
Between distance difference only need the adjustment of minimum and mobile along niblet row.
Nozzle that no matter liquid flows through or the jet that hole produces or the area of spraying or shape are such as
What, nozzle or hole are preferably used to be enough to produce and be enough to displace embryo from seed and do not destroy the stream of embryo
The flow velocity of muscle power and pressure.In some embodiments, relatively low flow velocity and can is preferably used
The bigger pressure of energy, to minimize the consumption of fluid (such as culture medium) and to minimize refuse product
Raw.
Embodiment 11: use gas jet to be sufficiently separated embryo
The present embodiment describes for machine for multiple genetic transformation or the tissue culture of being suitable to
The further embodiment of the method and apparatus of corn germ.As described in Example 6, gas is penetrated
Stream can also be used for being sufficiently separated multiple embryo.Transformation be similar to the device described in embodiment 10 with
It is made to use gas.By 1 milliliter of pipette tip (Marsh Bio Products-ABGene,
Rochester,NY;Catalog number TN1300RS) it is fixed on 1 liter of polymethylpentene graduated cylinder
Side, and pipette is as guiding the gas stream as jet by the hole formed in cylindrical wall
Hole.The air pressurized supplied by compressor is to about 60 to about 100Psi.For side
Just, air cock is positioned on the pipeline between compressor and pipette.This pipette tip
The air-spray formed is for displacing embryo from the corncob prepared.To standing air-spray
The inspection of niblet shows, thick peel remains in that in position, and is surrounded by pattern lepicena,
And peel inclusions (embryo and endosperm) is removed.In Grade 60 be responsible for a task until it is completed cheese cloth retain group
The inspection knitted shows, it includes some lepicena that the embryo displaced and high pressure air stream are displaced.
The lepicena of Semen Maydis has the waxy surface as embryo, and also floating according to floatation process.Use relatively
Low air pressure can reduce lepicena and pollute.
Embodiment 12: use other fluid force to be sufficiently separated embryo
The present embodiment describes and is suitable to the multiple of genetic transformation or tissue culture for machine is standby
The further embodiment of the method and apparatus of corn germ.Positive fluid pressure except fluid jet
The power that fluid beyond power applies can be used to be sufficiently separated embryo.In testing at one, from putting
Niblet is removed on the corncob put in the bottle comprise sterile distilled water and acutely rock with hands
Top.This causes being sufficiently separated out from the 200 of fringe embryos 90.Another tests weight
Multiple said procedure, except shake is to carry out in machinery paint mixer.In this tests,
56 it are sufficiently separated out from the 190 of fringe embryos.In Section 3 is tested, carry out being similar to
Program, except 211 culture medium (1 liter: from the N6 basis salt mixture of Duchefa:
1pkg (i.e. 3.952g) (Gold Biotechnology Inc, St.Louis, MO, U.S.A.);
2,4-D (1mg/ml): 1 milliliter;Thiamine (0.5mg/ml): 2 milliliters;Nicotinic acid (0.5
Mg/ml): 1 milliliter;Altheine monohydrate: 0.91g;Inositol: 100mg;
MES:0.5g;MgCl26H2O:1.6g;Casein hydrolysate: 100mg;Proline:
0.69g;Sucrose: 20g;Agar: 2g, pH 5.8) in soaking corn fringe in advance, and shake
Move and carry out in paint mixer.In this tests, fully divide from the 210 of fringe embryos
Separate out 109.In these cases, from the non-jet of the liquid motion around corncob
Fluid force causes being sufficiently separated of embryo;Fluid force can include fluid turbulent, laminar flow of fluid,
The shearing force of fluid stream, negative fluid pressure (such as, causing cavitation erosion) or a combination thereof.Effect
Power can also include the power produced by acoustic technique, such as the one in gas phase or liquid phase or
The power that multiple sound wave (pulse or continuous) produces.
Previous embodiment (including embodiment 9-11) describes fluid jet for from immature
Fringe remove embryo.In these programs, it was observed that fluid jet typically also results at least partly
Endosperm discharges from niblet.Observe that endosperm tissue is more soft than embryo, frangible, and often
Fragmentation to some extent (contrary with embryo, embryo often keeps complete).Likely endosperm is cruelly
It is exposed to fragmentation during the shearing force of fluid jet generation.It is believed that this shearing force is uneven, lead
Cause the difference of the fragmentation degree observed, but, the endosperm material of major part fully fragmentation leads to
Cross cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed, leave the retentate being made up of the half of embryo pure goods.
When cheese cloth retentate that the low pressure stream alignment that common laboratory spray bottle produces is responsible for a task until it is completed
Time, the further fragmentation of endosperm tissue of more residual, and be rinsed by cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed, stay
The purest lower embryo goods.Therefore, it can rational prediction, if retentate is equably
Being exposed to the shearing force of suitable intensity, whole or overwhelming majority residual endosperm all should fragmentation
And by cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed.Such shearing force can be produced by any proper implements, such as
But be not limited to: the jet of one-jet, many jets, lamellar or curtain shape jet, quickly movement and
The acceleration or deceleration of endosperm.If additionally, initially discharging penetrating of niblet content by being used for
Stream is designed as in discharge process contacting the endosperm to be sheared of larger proportion, then can obtain
The embryo goods of initial higher degree.
Application shearing force is as follows with the nonrestrictive embodiment being further purified embryo.Once
The endosperm of embryo and part fragmentation discharges from cob, and remaining endosperm can be by uniformly and simultaneously rushing
Hit the fluid stream fast-crushing of endosperm, such as, from the fluid stream of nozzle.The one of nozzle
Suitably type is solid cone spray nozzle.Solid cone spray nozzle produces the jet mould being completely filled with drop
Formula.Inner vanes in nozzle gave the turbulent flow that liquid is controlled before liquid leaves hole, made
Form this spray pattern.Commercially available nozzle has circle, square or oval spraying mould
Formula.The example of solid cone spray nozzle being suitable for be known as "Nozzle, calibrating nozzle is little
Capacity " (Spraying Systems Co., Wheaton, IL;part number TG-SS0.3).
Embodiment 13: use the equipment of combining ability
The present embodiment describes some other embodiments of the method for the present invention, its use group
Make a concerted effort to be sufficiently separated multiple embryo from seed.
Fig. 5 illustrates to use the equipment of bigger fluid jet (as described in Example 10).
This equipment includes producing such as the fluid stream of bigger fluid jet (the most flat fluid jet)
Nozzle, and optionally include flooded suction or apply negative fluid pressure and (such as, pass through vacuum
Or suction) assembly, for the embryo displacing embryo and/or collection comes off.Fig. 5 A (on) retouch
Stated the cross-sectional view of the embodiment of this equipment, it is shown that nozzle, optional flooded suction and
How corncob is positioned relative to.Corncob, nozzle and optional flooded suction can phases
For moving each other;Such as, corncob can be fixing, and nozzle and optional suction
Head is mobile, or nozzle and flooded suction can be fixing, and corncob moves.Figure 5B (under)
Schematically describe the corncob being positioned in equipment, and display injection location is flat to produce
Fluid jet, the wherein rows of multiple niblets of jet impulse.
Fig. 6 describe suitable flooded suction or apply negative fluid pressure (such as, by vacuum or
Suction) the embodiment of assembly, such as, it is optionally in the equipment of Fig. 5, and
It can also be used alone to be sufficiently separated embryo.Flooded suction can include applying negative fluid pressure
One or more holes.Flooded suction can also include distributing fluid (such as gas or liquid, example
Such as water or culture medium) device, such as, the multiple holes in flooded suction.For for Semen Maydis,
Flooded suction is preferably shaped to follow the profile of typical corncob, and is preferably able to from multiple jade
The grain of rice or multiple rows of niblet capture embryo.It is contemplated that, flooded suction can by rigid material (as
Rustless steel or other metal) manufacture, or manufactured to allow flooded suction to be easier to by flexible material
Ground coordinates the profile of corncob, or is manufactured by a combination thereof.Can by machinery malleation (such as,
Applied by the leading edge of flooded suction), negative fluid pressure (such as, suck or vacuum) and fluid
Power (such as but not limited to, from the fluid jet of trapped inside material of niblet, fluid rapids
Stream and the malleation of laminar flow of fluid) any combination be sufficiently separated embryo.
Be sufficiently separated the equipment of power of embryo for application, such as, as embodiment 1,3,4,
6,7,9,10 and the present embodiment (including but not limited to the equipment shown in Fig. 5 and 6) in institute
State, can move relative to corncob.Fringe can be fixing, or equipment can be solid
Fixed, or both can move.Due to corn seed generally to be parallel to the vertical of corncob
Axle arrangement relatively uniform row form occur, equipment generally move (relative to fringe) with
Equipment is made to be parallel to the longitudinal axis of corncob and run along a row or multi-row niblet.But,
This equipment can be able to be maybe random along the circumference of fringe relative to the motion of fringe, or can
To be any combination of suitably motion.
Fig. 7 A to 7C describes the combination made firmly with from seed (being Semen Maydis at the present embodiment)
It is sufficiently separated the different views of the embodiment of the device of multiple embryo.This device includes having energy
Enough base portions to the niblet the most opening or blocking peel apply the mechanical pressure of scheduled volume
The head of leading edge so that from Semen Maydis in the way of being similar to described in embodiment 1,3 and 4
Grain extrudes embryo.This device farther includes for applying to displace embryo and/or embryo that collection comes off
The parts of negative fluid pressure (such as, by vacuum or suction).The embryo extruded is (with adjoint
Non-embryo tissue) thus separate with corncob, and can receive by applying negative fluid pressure
Collection.If it is required, the embryo collected and non-embryo tissue can be divided by suitable method further
From, as separated or differential centrifugation by size separation, hydrophobicity.The change of this device can
To include the instrument for distributing fluid (such as liquid, such as water or culture medium), such as,
Multiple holes in flooded suction.
As Fig. 5, the embryo extraction element shown in 6 and 7 are exemplary embodiment and unrestricted
Property.These and other such equipment can include other assembly, such as, for by embryo
With non-embryo tissue or the device that separates of fluid that uses during being sufficiently separated.
Embodiment 14: viability data
Multiple monocotyledon embryos that the method and apparatus of the application of the invention provides are optimum
Choosing is adapted for genetic transformation or the embryo of tissue culture's application (such as conversion and the regeneration of plant).
The present embodiment further illustrates the inventive method and multiple survive and be suitable to genetic transformation providing
Or the purposes in terms of the monocotyledon embryo of tissue culture.In the present embodiment, by difference
The quality of immature corn germ that obtains of cutting method at them for Agrobacterium tumdfaciens
The reaction aspect that (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) converts compares.
Standard method known to the field of use corn transformation (such as, Cai et al., the U.S.
Patent application publication 2004/0244075) convert the Semen Maydis using the excision of this apparatus and method
Embryo.Four experiments (being respectively designated as A, B, C and D) are carried out.Each tests embryo ratio
The embryo relatively obtained by manual excision and the embryo obtained by the method for the present invention: pass through liquid
Jet excises (experiment A, B and D) or excises (experiment C) by gas jet.Experiment
Liquid jet in A and B uses ordinary tap water and the nozzle being made up of pipette tip.
Experiment C test uses the gas jet of the air from compressed air pump and by pipette tip
The nozzle made.Liquid jet in experiment D uses 1/2 intensity MSPL culture medium (to see
The table 1 of the U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/0244075 of Cai et al.) as liquid and having
Efflux of solids nozzle (catalog number TP000050, the Agricultural of 0.020 inch of effective aperture
Division of Spraying Systems Co.,Wheaton,IL)。
Pollinate latter 12 days harvesting corn fringes, and by soaking in 1 litre flask of 80% ethanol
Sterilizing in 3 minutes.By with scalpel cut off niblet 1/3rd tops and use narrow shovel from
Niblet removes embryo and manually excises embryo.The embryo collected is cut single microcentrifugation
(Eppendorf) in 1 milliliter of 1/2MSPL culture medium in pipe.Remove culture medium, and with 1
The Agrobacterium tumdfaciens replacement that milliliter is prepared as described below.
Also fluid (liquid or gas are used according to the program being similar to described in embodiment 10 and 11
Body) jet is sufficiently separated embryo.Fluid jet is for three points of scalpel removing niblet
One of top rear cutout except on fringe remaining embryo.Fringe is positioned so that fluid jet and aims in succession
Cutting niblet, to displace embryo and non-embryo tissue (endosperm).The jade that will remove from fringe
Grain of rice content passes through scalping, to remove the endosperm of bulk, and receives on Packs sterilized cheese cloth
Collection embryo.Scuppit is used to be transferred to containing 1 milliliter of 1/2MSPL culture medium from cheese cloth of being responsible for a task until it is completed by embryo
In microcentrifugal tube.After collecting all of embryo, remove 1/2MSPL culture medium, and by 1
Milliliter Agrobacterium tumdfaciens inoculation liquid replaces.
The embryo prepared by different cutting methods carries out same inoculation, selection and reproducer.
For using glyphosate selection and GFP to carry out the suitable journey of Plant Transformation as reporter molecule
Sequence (including the description of culture medium and reagent) is in the U.S. Patent Application Publication of Cai et al.
Disclose in 2004/0244075.
Embryo is inoculated 5 minutes with the Agrobacterium tumdfaciens of 1.0 milliliters.By in microcentrifugal tube
Tolerant being poured over co-cultures on culture medium flat plate, removes the edaphic bacillus of excess with pipette,
And co-culture content 18 hours at 23 degrees Celsius.Transfer to embryo induce MS culture medium
On, and cultivate 13 days at 30 degrees Celsius.Before regeneration, cultivate inverting at 27 degrees Celsius
Callus 11 days.Now, the one count that fluorescence microscope is positive to GFP is used.
In order to regenerate, the callus from each embryo is individually transferred to MS/6 BA culture medium
In, and illumination room is cultivated 7 days, afterwards, each greening callus is transferred to MSOD
In culture medium, and send back to illumination room is cultivated other 17 day.The tender shoots that will produce
(shoot) transfer to containing PhytagelTMRegeneration culture medium (by making 1 liter in water
2.165g MS basis salt, 5 milliliters of 100X MS vitamin and 20g sucrose composition, and
Autoclaving, with KOH regulate pH to 5.8, by with 3g PhytagelTMHigh pressure together
Sterilizing solidify, and add indole-3 butanoic acid of 1 mg/ml of 0.75 milliliter, 0.51 milliliter
The 1-naphthalene acetic acid of 1 mg/ml and 0.5 mole of glyphosate of 0.2 milliliter) in.About 3
Zhou Hou, by being transplanted to render transgenic in the peat basin containing soil mixture by the branch taken root
Plant is transferred to outdoor and in 26 degree of growths Celsius.
The result of these experiments summed up by table 3.Can be converted by the quantity survey of GFP positive embryo
The quantity of embryo.
The viability of the embryo of table 3. excision and transformation frequency
N/a: do not have data.
Provide the total of percentage ratio as the GFP sun plant by the embryo regeneration inoculated to convert
And regeneration frequency.These results indicate that the various method and apparatus of the present invention can be used for providing
The multiple multiple monocotyledon embryos being suitable to genetic transformation or tissue culture.
Embodiment 15. is for excising the exploitation of the fluid medium of corn germ
Fluid jet apparatus need about 20L liquid for from fringe excision embryo, because of
This needs to develop easily prepared excision culture medium: its preparation simply (i.e., only comprises one
Or two kinds of compositions), preferably can pass through on-line filtration device filtration sterilization, can be preferably
Flow through fluid jet apparatus under 40-60psi operation pressure, and need not adjust before use
pH.This culture medium and preparation thereof can reduce cost, reduce the preparation time of culture medium, and
Allow automatization.Present embodiments provide some such culture medium.
Culture medium, such as Lynx 1013 (inoculation medium) and Lynx 1902 (half intensity
Lynx 1013) it is successfully used to use fluid jet apparatus excision for the corn germ converted.
Lynx 1013 comprises (every liter): MS basis salt (Phytotech;PhytoTechnology
Laboratories, Shawnee Mission, KS): 2.165g;MS vitamin (100X;
Phytotech): 10 milliliters;Glucose (Phytotech): 36g;Sucrose (Phytotech):
68.5g;Proline (Fisher): 0.115g.This culture medium is regulated to pH5.4 with KOH,
Then filtration sterilization.Although these culture medium go on well, they contain many compositions, its
In some must filtration sterilization.These culture medium also need to adjust before use pH.
Test some other fluid medium (table 4) for turning from corncob excision
The corn germ changed.Then according to the method described in other place in description, the embryo of excision is used
In conversion, and determine the transformation frequency (TF) of the excision culture medium of each test.TF is defined as
Regeneration becomes the number of unique transformation event of plant divided by the number with the embryo of inoculating agrobacteria
Mesh.
The culture medium (including water) of all tests can produce transformable corn germ and (be shown in Table
4).But, the culture medium comprising mannitol produces suitable with control medium Lynx 1902
TF.Mannitol culture medium is the simple culture media of only two kinds compositions (manna alcohol and water),
Need not adjust before use pH, and with filtration sterilization, thus can be allowed to more cost effective
And .. easy to use
Mannitol concentration in culture medium is about 0.05M to about 0.5M.Preferably,
Mannitol concentration in culture medium is about 0.1M.Most preferably, the manna in culture medium is pure and strong
Degree is about 0.2M.But, the suitable concentration of the mannitol for excising culture medium is permissible
True by simply changing mannitol concentration by the technical staff of field of plant tissue culture
Fixed.
At table 4 it appeared that the representational osmotic potential measured value of selected culture medium.Use
Wecor 5100C vapour pressure permeameter (Wecor, Logan, UT, USA) reading, uses
100, the standard solution calibration of 290 and 1000mOsm/k.There is about 0mOsm/kg arrive
The culture medium of the osmotic potential (i.e. weight-molality) of 500mOsm/kg be suitable to excise for
The corn germ of tissue culture, including the most about 7mOsm/kg to about 300mOsm/kg.
Such as, to have the osmolarity of 222-230mOsm/kg dense for the Osmitrol of 0.2M
Degree, and the aqueous solution of 0.05%MES has the Morie osmolarity of about 7mOsm/kg.
This osmotic potential scope preferably by adding one or both compounds to prepare culture medium, as
Lynx culture medium #1937, #1932 and #1162 and obtain.Preferably, these compounds pair
In tissue culture's property of embryo of excision with obvious adverse effect can be there is no convertibility.
Table 4. is for separating the osmotic potential measured value of the exemplary solution of embryo
N/a=is not carried out
Embodiment 16: for the structure of the culture medium preparation system of fluid jet excision
The present embodiment describes the culture medium preparation system (MPS) for fluid jet apparatus.
The fluid jet apparatus of test needs about 20 liters of culture medium, and this requires time for and work making
Make and use.The MPS of the present invention can quickly prepare mass propgation base.It allows also to preparation
The culture medium of designated volume for the corncob of particular size.
MPS includes mixing chamber (MC) and MPS shell (MPSH).MC is designed as
Make it possible to easily depart from MPSH and be easy to autoclaving.MC and MPSH may be used
To be made up of any suitable material.Preferably, they are made up of the material such as steel or aluminum.
As shown in FIG. 11 and 12, MC includes having the groove of top and bottom, be attached to the upper end of groove
Flange and cover upper end and seal mixing chamber cover plate.Preferably, groove is provided by flange
O cover plate for sealing.Cover plate is preferably made up of 7075 airborne vehicle levels, corrosion-resisting aluminium,
To alleviate the weight of mixing chamber.In one embodiment, groove has 3 pins at low side,
The most on three sides, orient in mixing chamber gripper shoe for groove and position.
In operating position, as shown in fig 12 and fig 14, three pins and determining of providing on the supporting plate
Position support engagement.Also provide location-plate (Figure 12,13) at bottom land (front side), be used for keeping
In groove operating position in mixing chamber gripper shoe.Preferably, location-plate has for installing
Carry the registration arm with handle quick connector 1/4 " NPT screw thread (Figure 14), with
Mixing chamber (such as, Figure 13) is fixed in gripper shoe.
Cover plate has for inserting the pipe introducing the liquid (such as water) for preparing culture medium
Opening, for inserting the culture medium drawing preparation the pipe that is connected with fluid jet apparatus
Opening, add medium component to the pipe (preferably rustless steel is made) in mixing chamber for inserting
Opening (such as Figure 12).In operating position, single o-ring seal various pipes and
Opening.Cover plate also has for inserting the designated volume cultivation comprised for sensing needs preparation
The opening of the shell of the ultrasonic sensor of base.Preferably, in the side of cover plate, offer is used for
The opening of Ulerasonic senser casing.In operating position, what mixing chamber cover plate provided is each
The corresponding of lower surface offer planting the upper mounting plate that opening is connected to shell manages upper (Figure 11).
These pipes are preferably made of steel.Various openings connect mixing chamber, as shown in figure 11, such as
Pass through connecting tube.Tubing is preferably made up of Merlon.
Culture medium electric hybrid module is connected to cover plate lower end so that assembly is suspended in preferred groove
The heart.Assembly include two-edged fold impeller, by cover plate O seal rustless steel axostylus axostyle,
Be suitable to the high temperature that under the high temperature occurred in high-pressure sterilizing course, (such as more than 400 °F) operates
Ball bearing and for combining the spoke adapter of assembly with motor in MPSH
(spider coupler) (Figure 16).
Ball nut mounting blocks is arranged on the downside of mixing chamber gripper shoe, and is attached to shell
The ball screw installed in the ball bearing that the upper surface of lower platform provides.Gripper shoe also can be led to
Cross four slippings and connect 4 lower limbs of MPS shell as shown in figure 15.Wheel is along 4 lower limbs
T shape slit roll, in order to mixing chamber MPSH lower platform lower surface provide step
Enter when motor is opened and move up and down.
After autoclaving, mixing chamber is positioned on the supporting plate by three pins and location-plate.Will
The registration arm with handle inserts quick connector.Push arm and with the help of handle up time
Pin turn 90 degrees, with location and fixing mixing chamber on the supporting plate.Registration arm connects cam, and
It is arranged on the spring being welded to gripper shoe.Spring promotes arm and cam upwards.When being positioned over
Suitably during position, the rear pin of mixing chamber promotes electric switch, and it is to programmable logic control
Device (PLC) sends signal.This signalisation PLC: mixing chamber is positioned mixing chamber and supports
On plate.The stepping motor provided on the lower platform of shell is then to promoting mixing chamber, wherein,
In operating position, the various openings that the cover plate of mixing chamber provides are at the upper mounting plate of shell
The corresponding pipe provided with the lower surface of the upper mounting plate of shell connects (Figure 16).
After receiving the signal of operator, PLC opens the electromagnetic valve of even collecting system of water with water
Fill mixing chamber.Water level in ultrasonic sensor monitoring mixing chamber.When water level reaches mixing
During specified level in room, PLC closes water solenoid valve, and waits showing from operator
The composition of excision culture medium signal in mixing chamber.When PLC receives this signal, it is opened
Move and provide on the upper mounting plate upper surface of MPSH and be operably connected to mixer assembly
Motor.Therefore, mixer assembly starts mixed culture medium.Once culture medium is ready,
Use gear pump by culture medium outlet to fluid jet apparatus pumping training according to PLC program
Support base.
In one embodiment, be connected to fluid jet apparatus preparation culture medium outlet/
Feeding mechanism had before culture medium is in the fluid jet apparatus excise embryo culture medium
Sterilizing on-line filtration unit such as 0.2 micron absoluteDoughnut capsule filter
(Minntech Filtration Technologies Group,Minneapolis,MN)。
Embodiment 17: by excising separation embryo mutually
The present embodiment description is prepared multiple tissue that is suitable to for the niblet from corncob and is trained
The device of multiple corn germ supported, including at least one for first time point guide for
Fully extract the first fluid stream of endosperm from niblet and guide for from jade at the second time point
The grain of rice fully extracts the hole of the second fluid stream of embryo, and the embryo of described extraction is suitable to tissue culture.
This device farther includes for moving at least one Semen Maydis relative to the first and second fluid flow
The device of fringe.For moving the dress of at least one corncob relative to the first and second fluid flow
Put and relatively rotate at least one corncob and at least one hole.For relative to first with
Two fluid streams move the device of at least one corncob and move along the longitudinal axis of at least one corncob
Fluid stream.In this specific embodiment of device, each fluid stream is liquid stream.Example
As, liquid stream can be substantially made up of manna alcohol and water, and mannitol concentration is of about 0.05M
To about 0.5M.Or fluid stream can be gas stream.This device may further include use
Endosperm and the instrument of embryo in detection excision.This device also can farther include to cut for guiding
The endosperm removed or the instrument of embryo, so that embryo separates with endosperm.This device farther includes electricity
Gas is connected to detect the endosperm of excision and the instrument of embryo and for guiding endosperm and the embryo of excision
The device of instrument to realize automatization.This device may further include at least one for
From the separator of non-embryo separate tissue embryo, wherein, the embryo of separation includes being suitable to tissue culture
Corn germ.Separator can include size exclusion equipment.It addition, separator can be by poor
Other hydrophobicity or density contrast are from non-embryo separate tissue embryo.
The present embodiment also describes the method providing the monocotyledon embryo being suitable to tissue culture, bag
Include: (a) provides the monocotyledonous seeds containing embryo in seed peel with opening;With
B () applies the first active force for fully extracting endosperm from seed in first time point, and
Second time point applies the second active force for fully extracting embryo from seed, described extraction
Embryo is suitable to tissue culture.Active force includes one or more selected from fluid jet malleation, liquid
Jet malleation, machinery malleation, negative pressure, centrifugal force, linear acceleration, linear deceleration, fluid
The power of shearing force, fluid turbulent and laminar flow of fluid.The method farther includes by selected from chi
Very little exclusion, hydrophobicity separate and density differential from method from non-embryo separate tissue embryo.List
Leaf plant seed provides at least one fringe.Monocotyledon can be with grass family, such as Semen Maydis
Plant (such as Semen Maydis).The step of tissue culture can include one or more conversion and regeneration
Step, produces at least one fertile conversion plant.
As shown in figure 17, device has the flat jet nozzle for producing flat laminar flow (6)
(1), two stepping motors controlled by programmable logic controller (PLC) and numeral
Gear pump.Stepping motor rotates fringe (2) so that the most removed titled with the jade being beneficial to excision
The grain of rice is placed on the axle in closed chamber (3), and the second motor is along axle conveying fringe so that flowing
Act on the time substantially the same on each niblet.Digital gear pump is according to PLC speed
Degree and pressure forces liquid culture medium pass through nozzle.It is " wide and big that nozzle (1) produces about 0.003
About 1 " high liquid stream.In general, the width of stream is less than the width of niblet.At 30-75
In the test pressure limit of PSI, laminar flow is reaching 2.5-3 in distance nozzle (1) " place is stable,
And will not scatter before arriving fringe.Fringe (2) can be positioned away from nozzle (1) 13/4"-2 " place,
Liquid stream is made to act on each niblet rows of with the most same power.Can pass through
Change the pressure of the liquid in nozzle, by adjusting between fringe and the distance of nozzle and nozzle plate
Space and other parameter (entering the speed that angle and fringe rotate such as what liquid stream entered niblet)
The size of control power and persistent period.
In the first phase, according to the program of PLC, PLC is in order to collect valve by endosperm
Door (5) opens passage (4), and passes through nozzle by sending control signal setting to digital gear pump
(1) pressure and flow velocity, and rotated by two stepping motors and advance fringe (2).PLC is controlled
First the liquid stream (6) of system flush out the endosperm (8) of niblet (7), stays and is attached to niblet (7)
Embryo (9).Can be according to endosperm size, cutting degree in niblet is preced with and fringe and Semen Maydis
Difference in size and other parameter adjustment of grain flush out the time needed for endosperm and strength.With
The fluid medium collected in passage (4) and the mixture of endosperm can pass through filtration system pump
Send.After filtration, fluid medium can be reused in excision process.
In second stage, according to PLC program, PLC collects valve (5) by endosperm and closes
Closed walk (4) also opens passage (10), arranges the pressure by nozzle (1) and flow velocity, and rotates
With propelling fringe.Liquid stream (6) flushes out embryo (9) and remaining endosperm (8) from niblet (7).If
Need, it is possible to use other local separator described carries out further embryo separation.Permissible
According to embryo size, niblet be preced with in cutting degree and fringe and niblet difference in size with
And other parameter adjustment flushes out the time needed for embryo and strength.The liquid collected in passage (10)
The mixture of culture medium and embryo delivers to separation equipment (such as embodiment 18), with by embryo and fragment
Separate with liquid, and liquid can be pumped by filtration system, to repeat to make in excision process
With.
Room (3) can the most arbitrarily have emitter (11) and by for examining after a resection
Survey discharge fluid medium in embryo by beam sensor (through beam
sensor)(12).In the first phase, confirm to discharge the signal designation that in culture medium, embryo occurs
PLC completes the first stage.In second stage, confirm to discharge the letter that in culture medium, embryo disappears
Number prompting PLC completes second stage, and may further indicate that PLC shutoff device.
(such as Cai et al., the U.S. is special to use standard method known to the field of corn transformation
Profit application discloses 2004/0244075) convert the corn germ using the excision of this apparatus and method.
For excision embryo, all process use Lynx#1986 (0.2M mannitol, non-sterilizing).
Representational transformation frequency (TF) is listed in Table 5 below, and shows to be produced by these apparatus and method
Embryo be transformable, and obtain transgenic plant.
Table 5. is by stage fluid jet apparatus and the conversion of the corn germ of method excision
Test # | Process # | Experiment describes | TF% |
6778 | 2 | FJ stage w/ endosperm | 6.0% |
6778 | 3 | FJ stage w/o endosperm | 8.0% |
6858 | 2 | FJ stage w/ endosperm | 4.0% |
6858 | 3 | FJ stage w/o endosperm | 8.0% |
6858 | 5 | FJ stage w/ endosperm | 2.9% |
6858 | 6 | FJ stage w/o endosperm | 5.7% |
6894 | 2 | FJ stage w/ endosperm | 14.0% |
6894 | 3 | FJ stage w/o endosperm | 16.0% |
6894 | 5 | FJ stage w/ endosperm | 6.7% |
6894 | 6 | FJ stage w/o endosperm | 6.7% |
" FJ (fluid jet) stage w/ endosperm " is inoculated together with endosperm after referring to collect and stays same
The embryo of (embryo is together with endosperm) in culture plate." FJ stage w/o endosperm " shifts after referring to collect
To the embryo of new culture plate, and without endosperm.
Embodiment 18: embryo separable programming
The present embodiment is described for dividing from the mixture produced by fluid jet excision program
Flotation process from embryo.The parameter efficiently separated described herein.In this process, bubble
Produce in a fluid, and be attached to present in fluid excise on corn germ.Bubble floats to table
Face (i.e. fluid-air interface), makes indusium preferential collection, and stay Endosperm and other
Fragment.
In order to reduce the number of bubbles of per unit volume and produce Bubble Field evenly so that
Less shearing force must be produced, construct the device comprising multiple bubble point sources.By by each
Individual basswood fragment one section of silica gel tube of insertion (silicone tubing C-96400-16,
Cole-Parmer) pre-punching hole builds this device.After basswood fragment is inserted silica gel tube,
Stainless steel bearing is filled in one end of pipe.Then, it is spiral by pipe coiling, and as shown in figure 18
Fix with tinsel.Spiral type basswood air dispersion device and use PEG are as surface activity
Agent combines and has shown that the embryo of 95% from almost all endosperm purification as shown in figure 19.Figure
20 explanations are by using the bubble flotation of spiral type basswood air dispersion device and PEG from embryo portion
The amount of the endosperm separated.Can build or buy other basswood from such as aquarium supplier
Base bubbler.Culture dish on the left of Figure 20 shows, when not using flotation process, greatly
Amount endosperm mixes with embryo.By contrast, the culture dish on right side shows when using floating of the present invention
When selecting program, the amount being divided into the endosperm evaporating (co-fractionating) with embryo reduces.Bubble also may be used
To be made up of the ceramic material with various aperture.
In order to depart from bubble from the source material producing them, need source material in terms of degree of polarity
(i.e. hydrophobicity) has the character contrary with foam.Owing to bubble is covalency character, it
Will tend to easily separate with polar material.On the contrary, from the surface of covalency character (as
Aerated plastics sparger) bubble that produces often is attached to this surface, and coalescence and
Bigger size is grown into before separation.In this respect, Chemglass sparger, basswood pottery
Town of porcelain is preferably to select.The surface of basswood is made up of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin,
They are polarity, are therefore hydrophilic, and sintered glass sparger and ceramic material are also
It is such.
In one example, once embryo is carried to surface by bubble and deposits in the foam, logical
Cross skim foam results they, then wash away foam.In another is tested, vacuum filters
Device (such as Figure 21) is for gathering in the crops embryo from foam surface.
In testing at one, use fluid jet (FJ) device from donor fringe excision embryo and embryo
Breast, and collect with cheese cloth (CC) of being responsible for a task until it is completed.Then the mixture of embryo and endosperm is placed in filling
20%PPG (polypropylene glycol monobutyl ether-the mean molecule quantity 340 of Lynx 1013 and 20 μ l;
Aldrich Cat.No.438103;Sigma Chemical Co., St.Louis, MO) graduated cylinder
In, and by immersible pump (bubbler) pumping fine bore glass dispersion pipe by sintering
(Chemglass) air produces foam.The embryo of separation gathered as explained above, does not has substantially
Endosperm material and other fragment.Mark known to corn transformation field as above by using
Quasi-method, the embryo of separation is for the agrobacterium-mediated conversion of Semen Maydis.Transformation frequency such as table 6
Shown in.
Table 6. is by using by the conversion of the corn germ of bubble FLOTATION SEPARATION stable for PPG
In another is tested, bubbler based on basswood is for cutting from by fluid jet apparatus
The endosperm separation embryo removed.In general, bubbler based on basswood is placed on sterilization laminar flow
In beaker in purification cover.The pipe of bubbler at one end connects air filter.Air filtration
The other end of device is attached to immersible pump.Then isolation medium (is had the 20% of 20 μ l
The 0.2M mannitol of PEG (mean molecule quantity 8000, Sigma No.P21390)) it is added to bubble
In beaker on device.Collect embryo and endosperm from fluid jet apparatus, and transfer in beaker.
Air produces bubble by bubbler.Floating embryo is transferred in little culture dish, and uses
Standard method known to corn transformation field as above converts.Transformation frequency such as table 7
Shown in.
Table 7. is by using by the conversion of the corn germ of bubble FLOTATION SEPARATION stable for PEG
Embodiment 19: by the device of FLOTATION SEPARATION embryo
Figure 22 shows for by the device of FLOTATION SEPARATION embryo, including flotation column (E), flotation
Post (E) connects the mixture for adding embryo, endosperm and other fragment of the upper end being positioned at post
Inlet tube (A), is positioned at the air bell (G) for producing the bubble promoting embryo of the lower end of post
With also be located at the lower end of post for regulating liquid level and for removing the outlet of fragment from the bottom of post
Pipe (H).The bottom preferred angled of post, to promote to remove the most floating fragment.Flotation column also has
There is the overflow launder (C) for collecting the foam containing embryo.Air bell also has valve (F), with
Prevent post liquid from flowing back into air bell.
For operating this device, flotation column is filled and is converted and tissue culture compatible with embryo subsequently
Fluid medium, until liquid level reaches discharger (D).It is open to air that discharger has top
Anti-siphon pipe (B).Surfactant is added to prevent bubble from gathering too early in fluid medium
And, and stable foam with attachment embryo, embryo is brought up to the top of flotation column.
Next step in the operation of device is to open the air supply to air bell.Diffusion
The sufficiently small bubble it slowly enough risen with generation of aperture in pipe, to such an extent as to they and embryo
Hydrophobic surface long enough time of contact and make bubble be attached to embryo.
It follows that by fluid jet apparatus produce comprise desired concn surfactant (as
The PEG of the concentration of million point 20) the mixture of embryo, endosperm and fragment be admitted to entrance
Pipe.Owing to serosity enters flotation column, suspended particulates run into the bubble from air diffusion facilities
Post.First bubble is attached on embryo, and preferential improves the embryo surface to flotation column, they
Become a part for foam herein.Along with foam is accumulated, it leaves flotation by outlet slot (C)
Post.
In operation, flotation column vertically can incline towards open slot with low-angle deviation
Tiltedly so that the bubble of rising concentrates at the rear wall of post, and tend to promote foam the most also
Release outside outlet slot.It addition, can draw with the lid to upper angle inclination towards outlet slot
Lead foam to outlet slot.
The most floating fragment rich in endosperm drops to bottom flotation column, and in tilting bottom
Low spot accumulates.When operation starts, the serosity of embryo and endosperm fragment is initially fed to loading hopper
Time, these fragments are transferred out of post during the automatic liquid level of post adjusts, or may be floating
Remove at the end of selecting column operation.
In another embodiment, the liquid level in flotation cell keeps the level one with outlet slot
Cause, and the foam rising to surface constantly sweeps in groove.By making more bubble rise to
In flotation cell, the side away from outlet slot contributes to this effect, in order to produce away from outlet
The circulation that the side of groove is risen and avaled in the same side of outlet slot.
In another embodiment, the liquid level in flotation cell can be kept less than outlet slot
Level, until accumulating enough foams and embryo, then improves liquid level so that foam and embryo overflow
In outlet slot.
Embodiment 20: by the substituted device of FLOTATION SEPARATION embryo
The present embodiment describes the flotation process being designed as by using bubble and surfactant and uses
Another embodiment in the device from corn embryosperm separating corn embryo.This device can be with
The device of embryo excision, as the fluid jet apparatus described in other place of the application is used together.
In this device (Figure 23), embryo and endosperm flow into and are provided with for producing bubble
In the room of device.Bubble can produce by forcing air through sparger.Preferably bubble
Size (diameter) is of about 100 μm to 500 μm.Concentration can also be added and be of about 1
To about 100ppm, the bubble stabilizer of such as 20ppm, such as Polyethylene Glycol (PEG).
Embryo is preferentially attached on bubble by hydrophobic interaction, and the embryo of attachment is risen to by foam
The surface of room.The embryo that the addition of PEG enables bubble to carry them " loads " to surface.PEG
Also contribute to produce froth bed at the top on surface, and embryo is at the collected overhead of froth bed, it
Be carried at the top of froth bed overflow outlet.Vehicularized demister device can be used
In helping further the foam stream inlet/outlet containing embryo, there they by image space or
For calculating the counting assembly of the quantity of embryo and collecting on demand in a reservoir.Can provide can
The switch arm being operatively connected with image space or counting assembly enters with the embryo of distribution requirement
Enter different containers.These containers may be coupled to vacuum manifold device and stay to remove liquid
The lower embryo used further.
This device additionally provides the instrument for inserting the liquid into and draw room.Liquid level in room
Can be controlled by liquid level regulation device.Non-selectively be attached to the endosperm on bubble and its
Its fragment can be lost by the device (such as refuse effuser) of the bottom extracting liq at container
Abandon.May be used for filling for the room separating embryo for excising the same liquid culture medium of embryo.
The culture medium flowed out from this device can be with recirculation for excision and separation process.
Embodiment 21: be used for the unit equipment of the corn germ of tissue culture for excision and separation
This example demonstrates that unit equipment or integrated equipment, including embryo as shown in figures 24-25
Extractor and germ separator as shown in figure 26.Preferably, embryo extractor connects with separator.
But, embryo extractor or separator can be individually operated, and the output of embryo extractor can be
The input of germ separator.
With reference to top view Figure 24, embryo extractor has at least one for carrying from each cob (B)
Take the fluid jet (C) of embryo.Multiple fluid jets can point to single cob.By at fringe
The spring-loaded holder (A) of axle one end and being driven by belt mechanism (E) at the other end
Each cob in Figure 24 is held in position by power holder (D).The side view of device such as Figure 25
Shown in.Under normal circumstances, the hat of the niblet on cob the most partly or entirely removes and is beneficial to
Embryo extracts.
Any fluid medium can be used for the jet (C) produced the most as described in Example 15.
Because embryo start to contact with water and be immersed in the culture fluid in flotation cell both between time
Between the shortest, sterilized water can be used for excising.Filter can be used to water sterilizing.Or, liquid
Body culture medium include mannitol or other there is suitable osmotic strength molten as above
Matter.
As shown in figure 26, after extracting embryo from niblet, embryo and fragment optionally fall
Or be added to include being connected on the germ separator of double sieve belt systems of flotation cell.Double sieves are defeated
Send band to have the scalping (A) of the movement catching roughage, but allow embryo and other tiny material
Retain embryo and the dusting cover (H) of similarly sized material by arriving, but dusting cover allows the thinnest
Material and liquid are by arriving waste liquid tank (W).The material collected in scalping is at scalping washing trough (F)
Middle cleaning is loose, liquid stream help to wash in waste liquid tank (W), and by scalping washing trough overflow (E)
Drain pipe is flowed out with washing trough drain pipe (G).At the upper material collected of dusting cover (H) in fresh cultured
Preferably there is foaming agent by the dusting cover washing trough (N) of entrance (M) middle cleaning pine with the help of base
Dissipate.If embryo is not driven into dusting cover washing trough (N) from dusting cover (H), it is possible to use stirring.Example
As, the indusium that dusting cover catches is driven in flotation culture medium, owing to they are by roller (K) week
Enclose and also by the impact of the composition culture medium added by (M).Regulation fresh culture and foaming
The conveying of agent is so that the fragment gathered in flotation cell by liquid level regulation import (U) and goes out
Mouth pipe (V) removes continuously.
Non-woven moulded thermoplastics's net can use the most in the apparatus, because it
Will not scatter.Can obtain and there is various screen cloth (strand) thickness, strand width and net
This net (such as McMaster-Carr, Atlanta, GA) of openings of sizes.It is also preferred that polypropylene
The net made, because they can be with autoclaving.Can be by operator by rule of thumb according to introducing
The embryo of separator and the expection size of fragment select accurate net size.
With reference to Figure 26, scalping (A) and dusting cover (H) can be supported by roller.Preferably, scalping (A)
By live roll (B), driven voller (C) and wash roller (D) support.Dusting cover (H) can by live roll (I),
Driven voller (J), wash roller (KD) and runner (L) and support.Roller can be straight cylinder, or non-straight circle
Post, preferably fluted column, because they allow use more less along its limit than flat rubber belting has
Groove (troughed) band of the product loss of edge.Groove band can allow higher belt speed and gradient.
One or more rollers be probably fill dynamic, such as roller (B), and its surface band can be made
Textured more firmly to catch screen cloth.Direct driving force may be had only to and drive a roller, and
Make other roller, such as roller (C), obtain power by belt or gear from first roller.May
Need side under scalping and dusting cover and center bearing bracket or guide with prevent liquid along
The sagging at sieve edge and loss.Additional support roller may also be needs.
After the upper material collected of dusting cover (H) is displaced in dusting cover washing trough (N), it is inclined that it crosses bubble
Turning device (O) and fall and enter flotation cell (P), it runs into by such as air dispersion pipe (T) wherein
The rising bubble (S) produced.In this, bubble preferentially attaches to the hydrophobic surface of embryo,
Thus carry them and arrive surfaces, there they be deposited on by flotation cell side opening (Q) and
In the foam of embryo conveying (foam) groove (R).If the embryo declined in flotation cell (P) does not fill
Tap touches bubble, can provide mixing apparatus such as magnetic stirring apparatus in the bottom of room (P), to change
Kind contact.
By inputting fresh culture and foaming agent and by including into U mouth pipe from entrance (M)
The liquid level in system (such as Figure 27) regulation flotation cell is regulated with the liquid level of outlet (V), its
In, the liquid of excess enters pipe U discharge pipe (V) together with fragment.U-tube connects (U) and (V)
So that the top level in pipe reaches the level that liquid needs to keep.The top of U-tube is also
Provide anti-siphon opening.It is contemplated that other liquid level regulation apparatus, as those are based on buoy
, optically-based device, based on electrical conductivity and based on electricity device, regulate this and set
Liquid level in Bei.
Embodiment 22: can the device of transforming tissue for separating with fruit from seed
The composition of the present invention, method and apparatus can be used to separate transformable tissue, such as,
From other unifacial leaf and Shuangzi plant (include but not limited to, Semen Maydis, Semen Tritici aestivi, Fructus Hordei Vulgaris, big
Bean, Helianthi, Cotton Gossypii, Brassica campestris L, Fructus Piperis, Fructus Lycopersici esculenti, Fructus Rubi and Fructus Fragariae Ananssae etc.) seed and
The embryo of fruit.
The invention provides suitable keeper, such as, have be suitable to keep variously-shaped and
The thin slice (such as Figure 28) of the seed of size or the hole of fruit and/or slit.Keeper is permissible
It is made up of suitable material such as plastics or metal.Keeper can be flat board or be rolled into such as Figure 29
Shown cylinder, and can be suspended in gas phase (such as air) or liquid phase, or can part
It is suspended in gas phase and liquid phase.Can be protected by suitable power (such as mechanical force and/or suction)
Hold seed and fruit on keeper.Keeper can be relative to fluid force (such as embodiment 15
Described medium liquid stream) fixing, or can move relative to fluid force.
In another embodiment shown in Figure 30, one end of cylinder insert pressure cam or
Screw rod such as drill bit is to apply pressure to promote that embryo separates further on seed with fruit.Can
With the certain methods described by elsewhere in this specification, the embryo of separation is divided with fragment
From.
In another embodiment of the invention, thin slice or cylinder can be centrifuged in a reservoir
To exert a force at the seed retained or fruit, thus separate embryo.
Can by embryo and other separate tissue as described in embodiment 18-20, and for converting and
Regenerate various plant species.Such as, the method using United States Patent (USP) 7,002,058 to describe is permissible
Soybean transformation embryo.The method for transformation of other plant is known in the art.
Embodiment 23: for separating Cotton Gossypii and the method for Semen sojae atricolor embryo
This example demonstrates that the present invention from seed tissue separate Cotton Gossypii and the compositions of Semen sojae atricolor embryo,
The purposes of method and apparatus, thus show widely practicality.By March 10 in 2008
The U.S. Patent application 12/045,502 of day submission and U.S. Patent Application Publication
Method and apparatus described by 20050005321 crushes Cotton Gossypii and soybean seed, and uses such as figure
Device shown by 31 adds them into the 0.0012%PEG having for separating Cotton Gossypii embryo
8000 and molten for the 0.2M mannitol of the about 0.003%PEG 8000 that separates Semen sojae atricolor embryo
In liquid.Such as, implemented to produce as described in 18 examples bubble.As shown in Figure 32-33, find big
Together with part cotton hypocotyl accumulates in bubble.Use in U.S. Patent application 12/045,502
Described method preparation is for the Cotton Gossypii embryo converted.In the case of the soybean, find to crush
Embryo (plumular axis and cotyledon) at container bottom, and major part seed coat with bubble floating to top.
Then plumular axis and cotyledon are separated further by density variation method.Such as, at 20% sucrose
6.5% water-soluble poly-sucrose (Ficoll) solution in, plumular axis rises to surface and cotyledon sinks to hold
Bottom device.The method soybean transformation embryo described by United States Patent (USP) 7,002,058 can be used.
Embodiment 24: for improving the exploitation co-culturing culture medium of transformation frequency
In some are tested, prepared by fluid jet process utilizing and divided by floatation
From embryo corn transformation during use and co-culture culture medium 1233 (U.S. Patent application is public
Open 2004/00244075) cause the relatively low of transformation frequency (TF).In order to keep or improve conversion
Frequency, tests referred to as the new of " 1898 " and co-cultures culture medium, and be surprised to find that TF carries
High.
Carry out several groups of experiments co-culture culture medium 1233 to compare and co-culture culture medium
1898.Except other component difference (being shown in Table 9), co-culture culture medium 1898 and have especially
The 2,4-D of reduced levels, and there is Carbenicillin.From Semen Maydis described in examples above
Fringe excision and separation immature embryos.The embryo of separation is divided into two groups of process.With include gus and
The embryo that the plant conversion carrier pMON97367 inoculating two kinds of CP4 expression cassette processes.Process 1
Embryo co-culture in culture medium 1233, process 2 embryo co-culture in culture medium 1898.
Co-culture through overnight, by the method described in U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/00244075
Process embryo.
Table 8 shows that use co-cultures culture medium 1898 and causes co-culturing culture medium with use
1233 compare, and all Key Performance Indicators are (as cultivated response, the event produced, transferring to
The event of phytatray, the event transferring to soil and %TF) all improved.Table 9 is given
The composition of culture medium used.
Table 8. co-cultures the culture medium 1898 raising to transformation frequency
The culture medium composition used in table 9. present invention.Culture medium 1233,1278,1073,1071,
1084 from Cai et al.;U.S. Patent Application Publication 2004/00244075.Culture medium 1898
From U.S. Patent Application Publication 2008/0124727.
* comprise the nicotinic acid (Sigma) of 1250mg/L, the pyridoxine hydrochloride (Sigma) of 250mg/L,
The thiamine hydrochloride (Sigma) of 250mg/L and the calcium pantothenate (Sigma) of 250mg/L.
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Those skilled in the art can manufacture and use according to instruction disclosed above herein
The all material disclosed and claimed and method are without excessive experiment.Although basis
Material and the method for the present invention is preferred embodiment described with exemplary embodiment, but
Be apparent from below for those skilled in the art: without departing substantially from idea of the invention,
In the case of spirit and scope, material described herein and method can be changed.Institute
Have and those skilled in the art's significantly these similar substitutions and modifications are considered attached
Within the concept, spirit and scope of the present invention that the claim added limits further.
List of references
Being specifically incorporated documents below herein as reference, method in this paper is provided and supplements by they
The exemplary program of property or other details.
United States Patent (USP) 5,550,318
United States Patent (USP) 5,780,708
United States Patent (USP) 6,194,636
United States Patent (USP) 6,232,526
United States Patent (USP) 7,002,058
United States Patent (USP) 7,150,993
U.S. Patent application 10/710,067
U.S. Patent application 11/613,031
U.S. Patent application 12/045,502
United States Patent (USP) discloses 2003/0024014
United States Patent (USP) discloses 2004/0016030
United States Patent (USP) discloses 2004/0126845
United States Patent (USP) discloses 2004/0210958
United States Patent (USP) discloses 2004/0216189
United States Patent (USP) discloses 2004/0244075
United States Patent (USP) discloses 2005/0246786
United States Patent (USP) discloses 2008/0124727
U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/894,096
U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/915,066
Claims (25)
1. the method being suitable to the plant embryos of tissue culture and/or genetic transformation for preparation,
Including:
A the plant seed tissue including seed coat and plant embryos is placed in aqueous environments by ();
(b) by described tissue with comprise bubble and be selectively attached to the reagent of embryo or seed coat
Contact;
C () forms surfactant foam on described aqueous environments, described surfactant foam comprises at least
One embryo;With
D () is from least the first embryo described in the separation of described surfactant foam.
2. the method for claim 1, wherein said bubble has about 100 microns
Average largest dimensions to about 1mm.
3. method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said bubble comprises selected from air, oxygen
The gas of gas, nitrogen and combinations thereof.
4. the method for claim 1, wherein said step (c) includes floating according to embryo
Power separates described first embryo.
5. method as claimed in claim 2, is included in described aqueous environments and comprises minimizing
The surfactant of bubble coalescence each other.
6. method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said surfactant selected from polyethers,
PPG (poly-(propylene glycol)) and PEG (PEG).
7. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said PPG has about 340 to greatly
About 3500 daltonian molecular weight.
8. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein said PEG has about 100 dongle
Pause to about 9000 daltonian molecular weight.
9. the method for claim 1, wherein said reagent includes and described aqueous ring
The immiscible second liquid in border.
10. method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said second liquid selected from the depositing of embryo
Live and convert compatible vegetable oil, mineral oil or other hydrophobic liquid.
11. the method for claim 1, wherein said plant seed tissue include according to
The embryo that method described in claim 1 produces.
12. the method for claim 1, wherein said aqueous environments is substantially by including
Water and/or there is the about 0mOsm/kg Morie osmolarity to about 600mOsm/kg
Penetrating agent culture medium composition.
13. methods as claimed in claim 12, wherein said penetrating agent selected from mannitol,
Sorbitol, dextrose plus saccharose.
14. methods as claimed in claim 13, wherein said culture medium substantially by water and
Concentration is of about the mannitol composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.
15. methods as claimed in claim 13, wherein said culture medium substantially by water and
Concentration is of about the sucrose composition of 0.05M to about 0.5M.
16. the method for claim 1, are placed in institute including by described plant seed tissue
State and aqueous environments the most first separates embryo and non-embryo tissue.
17. the method for claim 1, wherein said plant seed tissue is that Semen Maydis is planted
Thing seed tissue, vegetable lamb seed tissue or soybean plant seed tissue.
18. 1 kinds of embryonic plant tissue being suitable to tissue culture and/or genetic transformation for preparation
Device, including:
A for holding, () includes that the plant seed tissue of multiple plant embryos is in aqueous environments
Container;With
B () comprises bubble for delivering to described aqueous environments and is selectively attached to embryo
At least first jet of reagent, wherein said nozzle produces has about 100 microns to about 1
The bubble of the average diameter of mm.
19. devices as claimed in claim 18, wherein said vessel filling culture medium and bag
Include embryo and the plant seed tissue of non-embryo tissue.
20. devices as claimed in claim 18, farther include for according to embryo described
The catcher of the buoyancy separation embryo tissue in aqueous environments.
21. devices as claimed in claim 18, wherein said bubble comprise selected from air,
The gas of oxygen, nitrogen and combinations thereof.
22. devices as claimed in claim 18, comprise minimizing in wherein said aqueous environments
The surfactant of bubble coalescence each other.
23. devices as claimed in claim 22, wherein said surfactant selected from polyethers,
PPG (poly-(propylene glycol)) and PEG (PEG).
24. devices as claimed in claim 23, wherein said PPG have about 340 to
About 3500 daltonian molecular weight.
25. devices as claimed in claim 23, wherein said PEG has about 100 roads
The daltonian molecular weight of Er Dun to about 9000.
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